Meet the latest recruit to the UK flood defence team: the beaver

Villagers in the Forest of Dean back plans to release a beaver family to protect their homes by damming waterwaysBeavers could be put to work building dams to stop a village from flooding in the Forest of Dean, in what would be the first such scheme on government land.The Forestry Commission has been an enthusiastic advocate for the release of a family of beavers into a large fenced area surrounding Greathough brook above the village of Lydbrook, on land owned by the commission. Continue reading...