Publications
In this section you will find links to documents published by the Scottish Beaver Trial including publicity leaflets, government correspondence and beaver monitoring information. We have also included links to publications featuring the work of the Trial as well as wider beaver re-introduction research.
Click here to read the latest Trial progress report.
Knapdale beavers: a visitor's guide |
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| Plan your visit to the Scottish Beaver Trial with our free visitor's guide |
Knapdale beavers: family tree |
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| Learn more about Knapdale's beaver population |
Beaver impacts on fish |
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| Read the Scottish Beaver Trial partners' view on beaver impacts on fish |
Scottish Government correspondence:
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| Response from the Scottish Government granting permission to release supplementary animals under the Trial's licence conditions |
Scottish Government correspondence:
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| Letter from the Scottish Beaver Trial to the Scottish Government regarding the release of supplementary animals |
Beaver tracking methods |
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| Details of the tracking methods used to monitor and track the beavers |
Quarantine report |
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| Results of beaver health screenings, following a six-month quarantine period |
Scottish Beaver Trial budget: sources of income |
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| Financial breakdown illustrating how the Scottish Beaver Trial is funded |
Scottish Beaver Trial budget: expenditure |
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| Details of how the Scottish Beaver Trial budget is distributed across the project |
Confirmation of licence |
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| Letter from Scottish Environment Minister, Mike Russell MSP, confirming the decision to return beavers to Scotland on a trial basis. |
Conditions of licence |
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| Conditions imposed of the Scottish Beaver Trial's reintroduction licence |
Scottish Beaver Trial licence application |
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| Application submitted to the Scottish Government in 2007 for a licence to reintroduce beavers to Scotland |
Economic impacts of the beaver |
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| Discover the potential economic impacts of beaver reintroductions in a report by the University of Oxford. |
Public consultation report |
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| Summary of 2007 public consultation in which 73% of local residents were in support of the Trail |
Public consultation leaflet |
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| Leaflet distributed to residents in the Mid-Argyll area seeking their views on a beaver reintroduction |
