Beavers to be given legal protection in England

Nature's engineers' who create wetlands with their dams are recognised as native wildlife

Beavers are to be given legal protection in England, meaning it will be illegal to kill or harm them as they are formally recognised as native wildlife.

This is a step forward for the charismatic rodents, which were hunted to extinction in the country 400 years ago but have reappeared owing to illegal releases around the country.