News Headline
Scotland's beaver population doubles to 1000 in three years
Source
BBC News
Publication Date
2021-08-10
The number of beavers in Scotland have more than doubled in the last three years, new figures reveal. Natural environment agency NatureScot says there are now about 1,000 of the animals. Legislation was introduced in 2019 to make beavers a protected species, meaning it's illegal to kill or disturb them.