Is England Beaver Ready?

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Mark Elliot discusses the challenges and importance of beavers in England's ecosystem with Isabella Tree.

Not according to Mark Elliot, beaver expert and Isabella Tree’s latest podcast guest. Licensed beaver pens – designed by Government as the first stage to wider release over three years ago – are beginning to fail. Beavers, including those installed in a six-acre pen at Knepp, have begun burrowing out of their watery prisons. As Isabella leads Mark through the incredible new wetlands created by Knepp’s AWOL beavers, he describes the importance of beavers in flood defence, neutralising water po...

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Host: Isabella Tree

Guest: Mark Elliot

Topics covered

• beavers
• wetlands
• flood defence
• wildlife management
• environmental impact

Keywords

• beaver expert
• Knepp
• wetlands
• flood defence
• wildlife

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Knepp

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