Christmas Eve Beaver Report

While Bakersfield, California struggles with the question of how best to get rid of their beaver family, the BBC this Christmas Eve reports on the efforts of several major Scottish wildlife groups to get beavers reintroduced to Scotland after having been hunted to extinction in the 16th century. According to the article:

"The Scottish Wildlife Trust and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland believe the animals will improve the eco-system and boost tourism...Beavers are thought to play an important role in aquatic and wetland eco-systems, and on the wider biodiversity of the area in which they live."

Allan Bantick, chairman of the Beaver Project Steering Group and trustee of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, said: "We are delighted that this licence application has now been submitted and we look forward to conducting a full scientific trial of the first formal reintroduction of a native mammal into the wild in the UK."

The plan calls for the importation of 15 to 20 beavers from Norway to be introduced into Mid-Argyll following quarantine. I wonder if Norwegian beavers relocated to Scotland would mind sharing with a refugee family from California?
... Bob
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