Bringing beavers back... the release!

Watch as a pair of Eurasian beavers have been reintroduced to Hatchmere Nature Reserve after 400 years!
The fencing is in and the beavers are here thanks to generous donations from our public appeal.
The pair were released into their new surroundings this week and quickly began making it their new home.
Filmed by Welton Media

[@sylviabadrawy3921]

So fantastic to see this wonderful scene Congratulation and may they thrive

[@sarahk6545]

This is so exciting! Fingers crossed they makes themselves at home quickly

[@marinacarter637]

So exciting - beautiful creatures. Well done everyone involved 🙌

[@gup8175]

❤️

[@carlsmethurst8566]

Great to see. Let's hope it goes well and we can have more in the wider landscape. Lynx next...?

[@azillliasmith2734]

Elephants too great idea...'

[@Transitionwilmslow]

Fantastic! What a gorgeous film. Well done to everyone involved!

[@azillliasmith2734]

Wow! bigger than I imagined looks a fat cuddly thing but totally elegant when swimming best of luck in your new homes 🙂🌷🌸🌹🌺

[@PacoOtis]

Thanks for the effort, but why the intrusive music instead of more educational narration? We can hear music anywhere, but what you have to tell us would be of much more use. Best of luck!

[@azillliasmith2734]

Bless their little cotton socks hope we get some of the little critters in Co Durham soon 🦫🪴🪵🌲

[@PacoOtis]

bravo! Congrats!

[@PenelopeShepherd]

Rowan and Willow - have a dam you like and love the countryside.

[@hilarylogan8253]

Great news

[@madeleinebroderick3483]

Wonderful! And so great to have some good news today.🙂

[@geoffreylee5199]

We have more beavers than we can ever imagine. After three years the kits are ready to move on. European Beavers build dams, like their Canadian counterparts. When they expand their range as the population grows, there will be more areas needed for their expansion. Have fun if there are escapees.

[@cne1975]

Great work 👍🏻

[@rafaelo6198]

so cool!

[@zeplammy]

Well done team - what an achievement and thank you.

[@maggieharrison]

Absolutely great. Well done.

[@KouteGroover]

Amazing stuff, congratulations! Is the plan to secure licensing and introduce more beavers down the line to diversify the gene pool? Seems like a bit of a dodgy Adam and Eve type scenario at the minute!

[@DarkenJax]

This is where the collaboration between different county projects will be so invaluable.

[@thereverendvet6072]

Brilliant, so happy to see this!

[@skirmisheruk]

Amazing🙂

[@henkheemskerk4437]

How are the beavers doing now?

[@duncancoleman8403]

Great news, well done with all the hard work. Where have these two individuals come from?

[@aliciapennings1968]

Brilliant...Bears and Wolves next!

[@tss9886]

I'm little shocked that they would release two beavers who have never met before and expect them to get along... that's not always the case. It is always better to release pairs that have already mated. In some places they take beavers who are creating problems and catch them and introduce them in captivity, if they form a pair then they place them where they will be beneficial. Mated beavers will stay in an ideal situation, unmated beavers will wonder (usually driven out by other dominant beavers). I do hope they get lucky and they mate.

[@kristinebailey6554]

In a perfect world....... I doubt if they have a plethora to choose from.

[@beanstalk000]

Climate heroes ❤

[@nevillesellars6532]

When are the wolves coming back, and Bears our anseters killed

[@kevinbyrne4538]

Be careful what you wish for: In Massachusetts in the USA, there were 20,000-25,000 beavers in 1996. In that year, the state voted to ban beaver traps. There are now 70,000 beavers in the state. Across the state, people's houses are being flooded. Culverts are constantly blocked by beavers, causing roads to flood.

[@kristinetrott5087]

If yoou listened to what the fellow wad saying, they want expansion and are expecting the beavers to create a wetter environmen - he said, " We expect it to get much wetter as they build dams and such."

[@andreasmeyer6697]

Oh no the horror

[@carylhalfwassen8555]

Stupid music!

[@mandymitchell8422]

Fabulous - well done to everyone who's worked so hard to achieve this!

[@Kingsaxxy3872]

Brilliant Wolves and Lynxes next

[@danielwatson4864]

If beavers spread to certain areas, they may damage wetland crops.

Nice video, Like n.55 and Greetings from Italy

[@Anfield5]

Brilliant news, been waiting for this.Beavers are back!

[@normanchristie4524]

Educate the farming community.

[@josemartinezgonzalez2450]

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