Education is at the heart of everything we do at the Scottish Wild Beaver Group. Our blogs look to deliver an insight into Scottish beavers; what’s going on, what we can do and what could be! Why not take a look at one of our many beaver blogs below.
A swan has appeared at the big pond. We go down to have a look; a silhouette across the water; a grey-blue apparition among the flotilla of goosanders and mallards. The sun glitters on the water. Flora and I set about investigating the details around us. Norway spruce...
The elusive Eurasian lynx with its cub (Photo provided by Martin Piispea)If you think beavers stir the pot when it comes to the reintroduction of mammalian megafauna to the UK, get stuck into the lynx. Like the beaver, the reintroduction of the lynx has been discussed...
Swinging a fly for salmon (Photo provided by Duncan Pepper)The following is a blog by our fantastic guest Duncan Pepper, founder and operator of Fishinguide UK and very keen angler of Scotland's fish, particularly trout, salmon and Pike. Duncan has set up his own...
The following blog by our wonderful guest Mike Digout explains the "what could be" in a future where Scottish folk and Scottish beavers live in harmony. Mike is lucky enough to live in Canada with a thriving beaver population and a relationship with our beaver friends...
Today, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) released its Beaver Licensing Summary for 2019. The report confirms that between 1 May and 31 December last year, 87 protected beavers were killed under government licence. (This figure represents roughly one fifth of Scotland’s...
Beaver in Bavaria: Lessons for Scotland If you want to take your knowledge of Beaver Management to a higher level, there is a simple solution: sign-up for one of the bi-annual 5-day courses in Bavaria led by Derek Gow, Roisin Campbell-Palmer and legendary beaver...
On 1st May 2019 Eurasian beavers in Scotland join the list of protected species. Scottish Wild Beaver Group has campaigned for many years for this outcome and is delighted with this news. The Government’s statement on their website is as follows: 'Beaver populations...
A year ago today the Scottish Government stated that they would lay legislation to protect beavers in Scotland before Parliament in the first half of 2018. Now over a year later, the government is no closer to providing Scotland's beavers the protection they need. In...
This is a really critical moment for beavers in Scotland and you can help things go the beavers’ way. Soon the legislation allowing beavers to remain in Scotland will be debated in the Scottish Parliament. Before that can happen, the Scottish Government is obliged to...
Why the return of Scotland’s native beavers is not comparable to the situation of invasive non native beavers in Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia.
Fancy your hand at writing a beaver blog? Have a good topic, that you think needs to be heard? Get in touch, we would love to hear from you and your idea!