Wild beavers return to Britain after 400 years

November 21st, 2008 in Biology /
A handout picture obtained from the Scottish Wildlife Trust shows a beaver chewing on some wood

A handout picture obtained from the Scottish Wildlife Trust shows a beaver chewing on some wood. Four families of beavers have arrived in Britain for a landmark project which will see them introduced into the wild here for the first time in over 400 years, experts said Friday.

Four families of beavers have arrived in Britain for a landmark project which will see them introduced into the wild here for the first time in over 400 years, experts said Friday.

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