Wildfire Statement
Image by Dave Maric Scotland’s wildfire season last year was the most severe that has been recorded – with 241 wildfire incidents recorded in 2025 by The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Fast forward to the 15th of...
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Patrick Stirling-Aird
Patrick, along with his wife Sue, was an early supporter of Scottish Wild Beaver Group and helped to guide us through our strategy in dealing with legal and policy matters in the first years of our campaign. While Sue was a much...
Read MoreLiving with your beavers
The sight of a beaver gliding down our rivers and waterways after an absence of at least 400 years is a source of delight and hope to many people, but some farmers may have mixed feelings about their return. After all,...
Read MoreResponse to Recent Comments Made by John Swinney on Beavers
13th February 2025Dear Mr Swinney, In relation to your statement regarding lynx reported in the BBC News, we note thefollowing statement: “John Swinney said there needed to be a “considered discussion” around...
Read MoreEddie Palmer Scottish Badgers
The Scottish Wild Beaver Group are very sorry to hear of the death of Eddie Palmer. Eddie and Ellie were a long-standing supporters and members of SWBG, present at its inaugural meeting, and they have continued to be key...
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Scotland’s beavers need protection
A year ago today the Scottish Government stated that they would lay legislation to protect beavers...
Read MoreResponse to the Government’s Non Decision on the Legal Protection of Beavers
After an immensely long wait the Scottish Government made an announcement on the 23rd March 2016 regarding the legal protection of beavers. The decision was essential a decision not to decide until the autumn but to discourage...
Read MoreUpdate on Scottish Beavers
Update on Scottish Beavers The press has been full of reports of the beaver shooting since the Freedom of Information request revealed its full horror. Both pregnant and lactating females that had only recently given birth were...
Read MoreNewsletter 2015
Newsletter Nov 2015
Read MorePress Release. Beaver shooting must stop.
PRESS RELEASE SHOOTING OF BEAVERS News of the shooting of beavers in Tayside by some farmers has led to an outcry from supporters, conservationists, and animal lovers everywhere. Of especial concern is the fact that, while we...
Read MoreScottish Beaver Conference 2015
http://scottishwildbeavers.org/scottish-beaver-conference-the-necessary-beaver/
Read MoreTranslation of Swiss Document
Translation of Swiss document (1)
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