Wild Beaver spotted in Norfolk for the first time in 500 years

[Catherine]

There is a movement to release Beavers back into the English countryside. Beavers have been released and done well. Some beavers have dispersed from those areas. Gradually beavers are returning. The Norfolk beaver is settling in and preparing for winter. No one knows where this beaver came from. Was s/he released without a permit? Is it possible the beaver naturally dispersed from an existing release site? Who knows. The beaver is there and it looks like it is staying.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...-400-years

This is a really good sign that the beaver release is working. It looks like beavers have taken over the beaver reintroduction program. They are going to start appearing where they want to be. That would be great. They could spread at a rate that works for the environment. They could spread to where they think they belong. I hope that is what is happening. I would trust them to get it right. Beavers know what they are doing.