Urban beavers to be released by Wildlife Trusts during record comeback
The beaver revolution is coming to England with many more releases planned for this year
Beaver-watching is a popular pastime in some European cities
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Perhaps one of the last things one would expect to see when popping to the high street would be a beaver busily foraging materials for its dam.
However, the Wildlife Trusts are planning the first in a wave of urban beaver releases, with a pair due to be transplanted to central Shrewsbury, and influential figures behind the "rewilding" plans say this is the beginning of a drive to get them in most towns and cities.