Beavers return after 400 year gap:
A total of 11 beavers have been released into the wild in Argyll as part of a reintroduction programme. Four more may join the Scottish Beaver Trial being run in Knapdale Forest.The beavers have been brought to Scotland from Norway and their release marks a return to the UK after a 400 year absence.
The release will be studied to determine whether the trial should be extended and beavers reintroduced across Scotland.
…But SNH’s Colin Galbraith said he felt a duty towards the beavers: “For me the argument is very simple.
“They were here – we killed them out.
“I think we’ve got the moral obligation to bring them back.”
