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Beavers can now be released under a new government license scheme, meaning wild beavers living in our rivers and streams for the first time in 400 years.

So, what will this mean for the natural world?

The National Farmers Union is concerned that their chewing and flooding of land could impact agriculture.

But pioneering trial schemes that have been running in the South East of England could hold the key to keeping everyone happy and using the beavers as 'ecosystem engineers'.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I'd more interested in how they'll survive in rivers and streams full of sewage.