Wen<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Beavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beavers</span></a> - allowed back in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> for the first time in centuries (I hope their working visas are up to date)</p><p>Chris Jones, a beef farmer, is very proud of his beavers. “They are just extraordinary,” he says.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/28/ultimate-bringers-of-life-cornwall-farmer-beavers-stop-flooding#img-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/feb/28/ultimate-bringers-of-life-cornwall-farmer-beavers-stop-flooding#img-1</span></a></p><p>Since releasing a couple into an enclosure on his <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Cornwall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cornwall</span></a> farm in 2017, he says they have saved it from drought, prevented flooding in the nearby village, boosted the local economy and even improved oyster beds in Falmouth Bay. </p><p>Bold claims but..</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rewilding</span></a></p>