Conservationists are championing river restoration and the reintroduction of beavers as crucial strategies to build landscape ...

Beavers and river restoration boost resilience to drought, conservationists say - The National Trust has created a more ...

The first new release of wild beavers is expected to take place in Purbeck Heaths, a protected landscape spanning more than 8 ...

"It is just essentially God's work. We're undoing the damage of hundreds of years ago and bringing back these extraordinary ...

The beavers will be released under a licensing system overseen by Natural England. It says long term plans will need to be in place to avoid impacts on farming, food production and infrastructure.

Beavers were hunted into extinction in England in the 17th century. This past week, for the first time, beavers were legally released into the English countryside.

Beavers will be released into the wild in England under licence for the first time, the government said today. The dam-making rodents had been extinct in this country since the 16th century after ...

Activists who are releasing beavers into the wild say they are ‘doing God’s work’. Campaign groups are risking jail by ...

The beavers will be released under a licensing system overseen by Natural England. It says long term plans will need to be in place to avoid impacts on farming, food production and infrastructure.

This announcement is a very significant step in the long road for nature's recovery in England, because of the real benefits that beavers create in the habitats they occupy and shape Natural ...

Natural England chairman Tony Juniper next to a dam at the beaver wetlands area near Cullompton, Devon Credit: Ben Birchall/PA. They also slow the flow of water, reducing the risk of flooding ...