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Beavers: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the rules on beaver (a) reintroduction and (b) management.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
17 Oct 2024
Answer
17 Oct 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the rules on beaver (a) reintroduction and (b) management.

  2. 17 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Yes, Defra will continue to work with Natural England to develop our approach to beaver reintroductions and management in England. Beaver management should follow th...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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