LONDON - The first beavers to be introduced into the wild in England for 400 years were on Thursday given permission to stay, in what campaigners hailed as a landmark move.
The government initially said it would capture and re-home them amid fears they might be carrying disease, but wildlife activists successfully campaigned for them to remain under observation. "It means that the beaver population, which lives on the River Otter and is estimated to consist of up to 15 family groups, now has a secure future."
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