A network of dams built by beavers in Devon has helped to maintain an area of wetland despite a drought in the South West. There are a number of beaver families living on land owned and farmed by ...

Beavers should Leicestershire to combat flooding in the area, an MP has said. Alberto Costa, who represents South ...

The only wild beaver family in England has been returned to a river in Devon after being declared healthy. The beavers were first spotted last February in the River Otter. It was the first time ...

Eurasian beavers had become extinct in England in the 16th century because they were hunted for their fur. Since they were re-introduced in Devon 20 years ago their population has rebounded.

led by the Devon Wildlife Trust, from 2015. Now Natural England has revealed populations have spread nationwide, saying all “other beavers must have been released illegally or escaped or been ...

For now, save for one "official" population of wild beavers that have been given permission to stay on the confusingly named River Otter in Devon, England's beavers are "caught in limbo", said Briggs.

Mr Devine added: "Research by the University of Exeter and Devon Wildlife Trust based on a ten-year study of wild-living beavers in Devon shows that the animals are having a positive impact on ...