Derek Turner

Eager for beavers: the case for their reintroduction

As flood-controllers and soil-enrichers, beavers would restore much-needed biodiversity to Britain’s regimented countryside, argues Derek Gow

A beaver kit born in the wild on the River Otter — part of a project managed by the Devon Wildlife Trust. Credit: Alamy
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  • Bringing Back the Beaver: The Story of One Man’s Quest to Rewild Britain’s Waterways

    Derek Gow

    Chelsea Green, pp. 208, £20

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