Jonny Hughes is CEO of the Scottish Wildlife Trust and a global councillor for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Twitter: @jonnyecology What now for Beavers in the UK? It’s been an up and down kind of year for nature in the UK. The State of Nature report…
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British Beavers Back to stay
Eurasian Beavers living in northern Britain, Scotland actually, are to be given legal protection so that they can spread their range naturally. This is a big step forward for rewilding proponents and anti-de-wilding proponents but I forecast trouble ahead. Already the NFUS is up in arms about this and has said that proper management of…
North America beaver cull starts on advice from Tangling Rust
July 2014: Angling Trust welcomes decision to remove beavers from river March 2012: Angling Trust urge Minister Benyon to halt spread of beaver October 2009: Angling Trust policy against beavers President Obama and Prime Minister Harper issue joint declaration to rid North America of beavers after briefing from Tangling Rust. ‘We hadn’t realised they…
Beavering away – or, actually, here to stay.
Harry Barton, Chief Executive of Devon Wildlife Trust, said: ‘We are delighted by Natural England’s decision to grant us a licence to give these beavers a long term future on the River Otter. It’s the result of a great deal of effort by our charity, supported by partner organisations across the UK and, most importantly,…