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Beavers released into Devon river in bid to boost gene pool

2016-05-26 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: A new pair of beavers has been released into a river in Devon to boost the genetic diversity of Englands only wild population of the mammals. The male and female were set free on the river Otter as part of a five-year trial monitoring the impact of Eurasian beavers, a species hunted to extinction hundreds of years ago in the UK, on the surrounding landscape, wildlife and economy. Beavers have been living wild on the river Otter for up to a decade but faced being re-homed in captivity after...

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