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Yesterday we launched our latest #Rewilding Story, Making Beavers Mainstream: scotlandbigpicture.com/rewilding-stor…

Today, we're looking at the benefits of beavers and why it's vital we look at translocation, rather than culling, to reap the rewards of this keystone species.
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1) Beavers are ecosystem engineers. They build dams and raise the water level to move around safely whilst foraging. These newly formed wetlands create the perfect habitat for a diverse array of species. From wildfowl to woodpeckers & dragonflies to diving beetles.
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2) Beaver activity reduces the risk of downstream flooding by slowing the flow during storm events and by storing vast quantities of water in a series of pools. Man-made flood defences cost millions of pounds of public money. Here's a natural solution that works for free!
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3) Beavers create canals to travel between foraging sites safely. These corridors of wetland habitat provide the perfect landscape for water voles to thrive in, a species which has the unenviable title of the UK's fastest declining mammal.
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