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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harry Cockburn

Beavers reintroduced to Scotland’s ‘most beautiful’ glen after 400-year absence

Black beaver kit entering Loch Beinn a Mheadhoin - (Beaver Trust)

Seven beavers have been released into a Scottish nature reserve for the first time in 400 years.

The reintroduction of the species to Glen Affric National Nature Reserve in Scotland’s northwest Highlands aims to re-establish connected populations of the animals, which were hunted to extinction in Britain four centuries ago.

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