Good News For The Beavers

[youngmafbog]

Beavers are going to be allowed to thrive in the Wild after 400 years.

Lets hope no one tries to eat them or steal their fur this time.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-beavers/after-400-years-beavers-allowed-back-in-the-wild-in-england-for-good-idUKKCN2521DO

[youngmafbog]

And please keep this clean, it is the beavers in the river - nothing else.

[webbo3]

Eating beavers?

[webbo3]

lol, we cross posted.

[DTCwordfan]

Dam....keep it clean?

[DTCwordfan]

this thread maybe flooded....

[youngmafbog]

Yes I realized as I posted webbo.

[ichkeria]

Eat them
Or steal their fur?

Hmm

[youngmafbog]

Actually, their dams apparently can reduce flooding :-)

[youngmafbog]

Ich, from the article:
"Beavers, semi-aquatic vegetarian mammals, were hunted to extinction in Britain more than four centuries ago because people wanted their meat, fur and castoreum, a secretion that was used in medicine and perfumes."

[Zacs-Master]

Lesley Neilson will be thrilled.

[ichkeria]

ah yes and their perfumed secretion ;-)

I’m with you all the way on this, smuttiness apart

[Mamyalynne]

It's marvellous news - I was thrilled to read this recently too.

https://www.theweek.co.uk/107507/wild-bison-reintroduced-to-uk#:~:text=Wild%20bison%20will%20soon%20be,project%20to%20restore%20local%20wildlife.&text=The%20European%20bison%2C%20which%20will,Britain%E2%80%9D%2C%20says%20the%20BBC.

[wolf63]

There was talk of releasing some Wolves into the wild in Scotland.

I think that it is a terrible idea. The poor animals would be hounded by many unsavoury characters trying to goad or catch a Wolf and the moment that a Wolf growls then they would be called the big bad Wolf.

[Lie-in King]

Excellent news all round :-)

[Chipchopper]

They belong here, just as they did four centuries ago.
let them thrive!

[Ken4155]

Beavers in the River Otter? Wonder if there are any otters in Beaver River, NY? :-)

[Rosie29]

Welcome back beavers bison and wolves.

[fender62]

for certain incomers, beavers are like swans, fair game to eat..sadly

[iluvmargie]

That's wonderful news. Cute critters.

[Mamyalynne]

Consumption of Beaver in North America has all but died out I think, I doubt many will be sharpening their forks if they now live here.