Review protections for beavers, say MPs

Influential committee argues that the rules safeguarding the rodents are too stringent

- James Fair

REWILDING EXPERTS HAVE REACTED WITH dismay after a group of MPs called on the UK government to remove the protected status for beavers that was only brought in last year. Sir Robert Goodwill, chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee, said current protections for beavers were too stringent and would discourage landowners from supporting reintroduction proposals.