'First' newborn beavers spotted in the Argyll Forest

BBC News, August 12, 2010

The first newborn beavers born in the wild since their re-introduction to the UK last year have been spotted by officials in a Scottish forest. At least two kits, estimated to be eight weeks old and belonging to different family groups, have been seen in Knapdale Forest in Argyll. A total of 11 beavers were brought to Scotland from Norway last year as part of the Scottish Beaver Trial. Beavers were hunted to extinction in the UK 400 years ago. Read more...