Ministers urged not to play culture wars over species reintroductions in England

Exclusive: Head of government taskforce calls for evidence not anecdote in debate over the beaver, white-tailed eagle and othersCulture wars by ministers over the reintroduction of animals such as the beaver and the lynx must end if we are to restore nature in England, the head of the government's taskforce on the issue has said.Dr Andy Clements, an ornithologist who helped establish the government regulator Natural England, runs the species reintroduction taskforce, and he's well placed to do so. He was one of those behind the hugely successful reintroduction of red kites into England. Continue reading...