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Will Symons

Wild swimmers may benefit from cleaner water under leaked government plans to allow beaver releases in England

Beaver near water.

Wild swimmers in England may soon benefit from extra protection from pollution after claims that the UK government plans to allow beaver releases for the first time in centuries.

As we reported yesterday (February 27), new research has revealed that beaver dams have a cleansing effect on British waters, blocking pollutants for swimmers and other wildlife downstream.

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