Wild beavers return to west London for the first time in 400 years

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Wild beavers return to west London for the first time in 400 years

By Callum Sutherland, CNN
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Updated 12:54 PM EDT, Wed October 11, 2023



A family of beavers was released in Ealing, west London.
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London (CNN) — Wild beavers have returned to London’s Ealing district after an absence of 400 years.

A family of five Eurasian beavers – a breeding pair and their three offspring – were transported from Scotland and released Wednesday at the Paradise Fields wetlands area, in Ealing, west London.

The Ealing Beaver Project hopes the beavers can help reduce the risk of flooding, as well as engaging people in nature.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan was at the release. “[Beavers] are nature’s way of building dams … helping the wider ecosystem,” he said. “It’s good for humans, it’s good for nature, it’s good for our city.”

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