Wild beavers given right to remain in river home
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WILD BEAVERS have been granted permanent residency in their Devon river home, in a decision described as “groundbreaking” by conservationists.
Fifteen families of beavers, which became extinct in Britain 400 years ago, have been living in the River Otter since 2013.
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