Fears for farmland after Defra announces return of wild beavers

Farmers must be allowed to 'use every tool' to manage disruptive populations, says NFU

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
Farmers must be allowed to use lethal control should beaver populations become disruptive, the NFU has said
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Farmers must be allowed to use lethal control should beaver populations become disruptive, the NFU has said

Fears farmland could be put at risk have been raised following the Government's decision to return beavers to England's waterways. The warning comes following an announcement by Defra today (February...

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