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The Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) or European beaver is a species of beaver widespread across Eurasia, with a rapidly increasing population of at least 1.5 million in 2020. The Eurasian beaver was hunted to near-extinction for both its fur and castoreum , with only about 1,200 beavers in eight relict populations from France to Mongolia in the ...
This project pioneered the use of beavers as a wildlife conservation tool in the UK. The success of this project has provided the inspiration behind other projects in Gloucestershire and Argyll. The Kent beaver colony lives in a 130-acre (0.53 km 2) fenced enclosure at the wetland of Ham Fen. Subsequently, the population has been supplemented ...
Vision in the beaver is relatively poor; the beaver eye cannot see as well underwater as an otter. Beavers have a good sense of smell, which they use for detecting land predators and for inspecting scent marks, food, and other individuals. [37] Beavers can hold their breath for as long as 15 minutes but typically remain underwater for no more ...
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A year ago, the UK's first urban beavers were introduced to their new home in Greenford in west London. They live in Paradise Fields right next to a retail park.
A few hundred beavers live wild in the Tay river basin, as a result of escapes from a wildlife park. [74] A similar reintroduction trial is being undertaken on the river otter in Devon, England. [75] Also, around the country, beavers have been introduced into fenced reserves for many reasons including flood prevention. [76]
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Family: Castoridae (beavers) Eurasian beaver, Castor fiber LC globally, EN in Great Britain, reintroduced [5] [6] Family: Cricetidae (hamsters, voles, and kin) European water vole, Arvicola amphibius LC globally, [7] EN in Great Britain; Short-tailed field vole, Microtus agrestis LC [8] Common vole, Microtus arvalis LC [9] Orkney vole, M. a ...