More beavers are being reintroduced to the UK this year - including areas they’ve been extinct for years

By Ethan Shone
Published 12th Feb 2021, 12:15 BST
Updated 12th Feb 2021, 12:15 BST
More beavers are being reintroduced to the UK this year - including areas they’ve been extinct for years (Photo: Shutterstock)More beavers are being reintroduced to the UK this year - including areas they’ve been extinct for years (Photo: Shutterstock)
More beavers are being reintroduced to the UK this year - including areas they’ve been extinct for years (Photo: Shutterstock)

Wildlife Trusts all over Britain will release a record number of beavers into the wild this year, including in some areas where they’ve been extinct for hundreds of years.

Current plans to reintroduce populations of the industrious rodents could see them released into enclosed areas by Wildlife Trusts in Dorset, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and Montgomeryshire.

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Of the many species which campaigners would like to see fully reintegrated into the UK’s ecosystems, beavers are among the most popular with the public, attracting as much as 76 per cent support in recent polling.