Forestry Commission Scotland
FCS is the Government body responsible for the protection and expansion of Scotland's forests and woodlands. The trial site of Knapdale Forest is a FCS woodland, managed in partnership with the Scottish Wildlife Trust as a wildlife reserve.
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park are owned by The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS). The Society was set up ‘to promote, facilitate and encourage the study of zoology and kindred subjects and to foster and develop amongst the people an interest in and knowledge of animal life’. RZSS has been involved in several successful species reintroduction programmes in the past. These include native species, such as the Canna mouse, as well as global initiatives including reintroducing the Socorro dove back to the Socorro Islands, off the Mexican coast.
Scottish Wildlife Trust
The joint licence holder for the Scottish Beaver Trial, SWT is the largest voluntary body working for all the wildlife of Scotland, representing more than 30,000 members who care for wildlife and the environment. SWT seeks to raise public awareness of threatened habitats and species and manages over 120 wildlife reserves Scotland-wide including Knapdale Forest in partnership with the Forestry Commission Scotland.