Eager beavers look dam fine on their Wildwood debut
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by Katie Alston
Two beautiful baby beavers have made their debut at Wildwood, to
the delight of park visitors.
The adorable newborns met the public of the first time last
Thursday.
The kits, as they are known, will help with projects to restore
the mammal back to our riverbanks, in an innovative conservation
programme to protect and restore wetland habitats.
Wildwood Trust and
Kent Wildlife Trust, who
first brought the European beaver into the UK in 2001, have
pioneered the use of beavers as a wildlife conservation tool.
The success of this project has inspired a number of other
projects in Gloucestershire and in Scotland.
The baby beavers parents were given to Wildwood Trust as a
gift of the German Government and they arrived in the UK earlier
last year.
Their journey to Wildwood was documented in a special two part
programme shown on BBC’s countryfile.
Peter Smith, Wildwood’s Chief Executive, said: “More than 20
other countries, including France, Germany and Denmark have
reintroduced beavers and the experience has been very positive.
“Beavers fit into the landscape very well and in places like
Brittany they have become part of the environment, with minimal
damage to agriculture and other forestry.
“Beaver dams would improve water quality, produce new habitats
for fish and help reduce flooding.”
For more information visit www.wildwoodtrust.org
or call 0871 782 0081.
Monday, May 24 2010
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