Bold approach urged to put beavers back into the wild in England and Wales

Beavers need to be back in the wild to help tackle the climate and nature crises, wildlife experts have said as they called for a “bold approach” to bring back the keystone species.

The Wildlife Trusts has published a report calling for licences to release the semi-aquatic mammals into the wild, rather than only in fenced enclosures, in England and Wales, and government funding to support their return.

The network of wildlife charities say scientific studies show beavers, known as keystone species as they manage rivers and wetlands naturally through coppicing trees and