FfFfFfFF 58,062 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Beavers are set to be released in London in the UK’s most significant urban reintroduction, the Guardian can reveal. It is hoped the rodents, which went extinct in the UK 400 years ago after being hunted for their fur and an oil they produce, will be brought to a site in Tottenham. While most of the north London area is built-up – and the home of a football stadium – it has areas well suited to beavers, including a large marshland. Ben Goldsmith, a non-executive board member at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs who has financed many of the beaver releases in the UK, welcomed the plans. “Beavers have a vital role to play in breathing life back into the terribly depleted natural fabric of our landscapes. Beaver dams on smaller streams and creeks also help to reduce flooding and drought. We must have beavers back, living free outside of fenced enclosures, in all of Britain’s river systems including in our capital city,” he said. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/02/beavers-set-to-be-released-london-urban-rewilding Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
high culture 2,362 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I am visiting London in September and now I need to see a beaver Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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