FAQ: What will happen if beavers stray outside the trial area?
Beavers are highly territorial and re-colonisation takes place based on the suitability of the area as a beaver habitat. There are many locations for the beavers to re-colonise within the trial area. However a trial of this nature with numerous wild animals in a large, unfenced semi-natural area means there is potential for some beavers to move outwith the trial site.
In the first year of the trial at least three of our beavers strayed outside the trial area, with one subsequently recaptured and two others remaining unaccounted for. Our response to any straying beavers is to intensively track and search for these animals, with the view to recapturing and returning these animals to the trial site as soon as possible.
