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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Ministers urged not to play culture wars over species reintroductions in England

A beaver
The farming lobby, led by the National Farmers’ Union, has led opposition to the recovery of species such as the beaver. Photograph: Barry Edwards/National Trust/PA

Culture wars by ministers over the reintroduction of animals such as the beaver and the lynx must end if we are to restore nature in England, the head of the government’s taskforce on the issue has said.

Dr Andy Clements, an ornithologist who helped establish the government regulator Natural England, runs the species reintroduction taskforce, and he’s well placed to do so. He was one of those behind the hugely successful reintroduction of red kites into England.

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