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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

UNBELIEVABLE: Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in england for first time in centuries - The Untold Story

A beaver in grassland
Beavers had been extinct in Britain for 400 years, until about two decades ago. Photograph: Christopher Jones/Alamy

The release of beavers into English waterways is to be allowed for the first time in centuries, the Guardian can reveal.

The environment secretary, Steve Reed, is to announce that nature groups will be able to get a licence for the release. The first releases could happen this autumn.

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