Wildlife: Beavers back in the wild in England

• Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 176, Nº. 14, 2015, págs. 347-347
• Idioma: inglés
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  • FIVE beavers were re-released onto a Devon river on March 23 having tested negative for Echinococcus multilocularis.

    The animals – four adults and a juvenile – had been humanely trapped by the APHA in February and taken to a specialist facility in Devon where they were tested for a range of diseases, including bovine TB as well as E multilocularis. The testing was undertaken by vets and scientists from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.

    Roisin Campbell-Palmer, the society's conservation projects manager, said: ‘We were delighted to lend our expertise developed during our work with beavers in Scotland. As these beavers were of unknown origin it was important to establish that they were the correct species and in good health. All individuals were Eurasian, in good body condition and free from parasites and diseases of concern. There is no evidence that beavers are failing to survive and adapt to English landscapes.’...