Beaver activists claim they are 'doing God's work'
- Earlier this month, a secret underground network released beavers illegally, with members claiming they are 'doing God's work' and risking arrest and fines, according to BBC sources.
- Following the February 2025 launch of a licensing scheme by Natural England, activists criticize it as overly bureaucratic, prompting illegal beaver releases outside legal channels.
- The Beaver Trust estimates 1,000 wild beavers in England, with over 600 descendants from the River Otter trial supporting biodiversity and reducing flood risks, per evidence from ecological studies.
- Farmers warn illegal beaver releases breach the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, calling them 'irresponsible' and 'really worrying' due to land impact fears.
- Natural England reviews about 50 licence applications, while NFU's Exwood urges a long-term, collaborative beaver management strategy to address ongoing illegal releases.
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Authorities Question Unlicensed Beaver Releases
For the many who sit around wondering “what if anything makes Kevin want to get out of bed in the morning,” you can (and really should) stop doing that now because the answer is “stories like this one.” The BBC reported last night on the “underground network” of activists there who “risk arrest, jail, and hefty fines by carrying out covert and unlicensed releases of beavers.” That was the third sentence in the story, but the first one to make cl…
The activists have illegally issued the beaver in the wild that they are doing 'work of God'
A secret underground network that is illegally releasing Beaver In the wild, it is said that they are “working as ... Read more The post The activists have illegally issued the beaver in the wild that they are doing ‘work of God’ appeared first on The Local Report.
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