More than 400 years after it was hunted to extinction in the UK, the Eurasian beaver is back. The Scottish Government has officially recognised the animals as a native species again, thanks to the ...

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This Immigrant Doctor Is Reimagining Health in the American City Four centuries after beavers were hunted into extinction in Scotland, the fabulously furry swimming mammals are back, and they’re here ...

A family of four beavers has been released at a nature reserve in the Scottish Highlands. The release took place last week at a freshwater loch called Loch Beinn a Mheadhoin, which is in the Glen ...

Reintroduced European beavers could have an overall positive impact on wild salmon populations in Scotland, according to a new study. Representatives of recreational fisheries interests north and ...

The first release saw a pair of beavers let out into the waters above Beinn a Mheadhoin dam in the Glen Affric national nature reserve on October 24. This was followed by the release of a family of ...

An estimated 1500 beavers are now roaming the Scottish countryside, according to wildlife experts. Hazel Forrest of the Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) said the explosion in numbers would help tackle ...

In rare footage, two beavers have been caught on camera wrestling with each other in a Scottish river. SWNS reports that the mammals’ “fight” in the river Tay was filmed by Colin Black. "It was like ...

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Reintroduced European beavers could have an overall positive impact on wild salmon populations in Scotland, according to a study by the University of Southampton. Representatives of recreational ...