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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Emily Beament

Beavers to be released at two sites in South West

A beaver swimming following a licensed release at Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve in March 2025 (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Wire)

Beavers are set to be released at two sites in south-west England as part of efforts to reintroduce the species into the wild.

Natural England said it has issued two further licences to release the semi-aquatic animals, which engineer the landscape with dams, ponds and channels that boost other wildlife and help counter flooding and drought.

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