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Fears for farmland after Defra announces return of wild beavers

Íæż½ã½ã must be allowed to 'use every tool' to manage disruptive populations, says NFU

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Íæż½ã½ã must be allowed to use lethal control should beaver populations become disruptive, the NFU has said
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Íæż½ã½ã must be allowed to use lethal control should beaver populations become disruptive, the NFU has said

Fears farmland could be put at risk have been raised following the Government's decision to return beavers to England's waterways. The warning comes following an announcement by Defra today (February...

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