Abstract
Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 462. In 2008, the Scottish Government approved a licence to the Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), to undertake a five-year trial reintroduction of the European beaver (Castor fiber) to Scotland after an absence of more than 400 years. In May 2009, three beaver family groups were introduced to Loch Coille-Bharr, Loch Linne/Loch Fidhle and Creagmhor Loch on land managed by Forest Enterprise Scotland (FES) at Knapdale, Argyll. Since 2009, additional releases have also taken place, and by November 2010, beaver groups were established in these three lochs and Lochan Buic. This is the second report describing the effects of beavers on riparian woodland at Knapdale, and summarises effects observed up until November 2010.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | U.K. |
| Publisher | Scottish Natural Heritage |
| Number of pages | 53 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781853977718 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Bibliographical note
This report, or any part of it, should not be reproduced without the permission of Scottish Natural Heritage. This permission will not be withheld unreasonably. The views expressed by the author(s) of this report should not be taken as the views and policies of Scottish Natural Heritage. © Scottish Natural Heritage 2011.Keywords
- European beaver
- Scotland
- environmental aspects
- environmental monitoring
- wildlife reintroduction