Beavers to be released at two sites in South West (www.gazetteherald.co.uk)

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Beavers are set to be released at two sites in south-west England as part of efforts to reintroduce the species into the wild.

Natural England said it has issued two further licences to release the semi-aquatic animals, which engineer the landscape with dams, ponds and channels that boost other wildlife and help counter flooding and drought.

One of the releases is happening at the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Exmoor while Cornwall Wildlife Trust is carrying out a release at a location in the middle of the county.

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