The beavers are here!
After many months of planning and discussions we finally saw the arrival of beavers at Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust’s Cors Dyfi Nature Reserve!
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Beaver
Beavers are the engineers of the animal world, creating wetlands where wildlife can thrive. After a 400-year absence, beavers are back in Britain!
Free the beaver! A new vision for beavers in England and Wales
The Wildlife Trusts say: end enclosures and take action for beavers to be wild
Beavers – in the past or future of Wales?
A recent survey by University of Exeter found that almost 89% of survey respondents in Wales support beavers living in Wales 💚
Find out more about beavers and read the full survey report…
Historic moment for Welsh beavers
The Wildlife Trusts in Wales and Beaver Trust warmly welcome new Welsh Government legislation recognising the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) as a native species and granting it protected status –…
Beavers to become a protected species in Wales
The Wildlife Trusts in Wales highly commend the Welsh Government’s decision to officially recognise European beavers (Castor fiber) as a native species and for them to become a protected species…
Primary school beaver education resource
The Welsh Beaver Project has partnered with Lafan Consulting to produce a new education toolkit all about beavers’Beavers in Wales’ for primary schools across Wales available as a free digital download.
Beavers in Wales: Public survey results
In spring 2023, we commissioned an independent survey by the University of Exeter, to investigate the attitudes and perception towards beaver reintroduction in Wales. The results are now in, and you can read the full survey findings.
Welsh Beaver Project
The Welsh Beaver Project has been investigating the feasibility of bringing wild beavers back to Wales since 2005. This work is being led by the Wildlife Trusts in Wales as part of our Living Landscapes strategy and we now hope to undertake a managed reintroduction to Wales.
Welsh Government gives thumbs up to beavers in Wales
Welsh Government supports the managed re-introduction of European beaver in Wales.
Primary school beaver education resource
The Welsh Beaver Project has partnered with Lafan Consulting to produce a new education toolkit all about beavers’Beavers in Wales’ for primary schools across Wales available as a free digital download.
Cors Dyfi: beaver receiver!
Cors Dyfi Nature Reserve might be most famous for its ospreys but they’ll soon be joined by two new, ground-dwelling arrivals! After many, many months of planning and discussions, Montgomeryshire…