
Beaver news and blogs
Keep up to date with all the latest beaver news and blogs from NatureScot.
News
Making space for beavers could help woodland creation - February 2025
Public asked for help as new beaver survey gets underway - October 2024
Trapping boosts beaver restoration efforts – July 2024
Beaver release approved at new Cairngorms National Park sites - December 2023
Beaver release approved at new Argyll and Tayside sites - September 2023
Report finds more beavers moved as population continues to expand - June 2023
Beaver release at new Loch Lomond site approved - December 2022
New beaver strategy for Scotland - September 2022
Beaver licensing figures published - May 2022
Argaty second beaver translocation - February 2022
Major new study shows role beavers could play in restoring Scotland's rivers - January 2022
Protecting Scotland's beaver population - November 2021
NatureScot's beaver management: judicial review - October 2021
NatureScot statement on beaver judicial review ruling - October 2021
Conservation success as beaver numbers double in Scotland - August 2021
Survey finds beavers establishing strong presence in City of Perth - February 2021
Beaver survey to begin – September 2020
Lead nature agency publishes beaver licensing statistics – May 2020
Scottish beavers aid Somerset reintroduction – January 2020
Blogs
New tech helps shed light on beaver burrows - November 2024
Beavers on the move – October 2022
Beavers on the move – Part Two – January 2021
Beavers on the move – Part One – January 2021
Sharing our views: the Scottish Beaver Forum – November 2020
Beavers and a shared approach to wildlife management – September 2020
Partnership working on beavers – August 2020
Why we welcome beavers – but also need to support farmers – May 2019
A ‘good story’ beats the facts - gardia and beavers – January 2019