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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Ross Hunter

Beavers to return to Loch Lomond for first time in centuries

A FAMILY of beavers are set to be reintroduced into Loch Lomond, signalling the species return to the iconic loch after hundreds of years of absence.

NatureScot announced that an application by RSPB Scotland to translocate a family of beavers from Tayside to the Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve has been successful.

Last year, Biodiversity Minister Lorna Slater announced that the translocation of beavers would now be permitted after the government faced criticism over how many licences it issued to farmers permitting them to shoot the animals when their dams caused flooding.

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