Beavers are 'changing the environment' as part of a 5-year flood reduction trial, say researchers.
Beavers were introduced at Cropton Forest to see if they would build dams and slow flood watersBeavers reintroduced to an area of the North York Moors are "changing the environment" as part of a trial to to reduce flooding, experts said.
According to Forestry England, over the past 20 years communities downstream have been hit by severe flooding, with the most serious flood in 2007 causing approximately £7m in damage to homes and businesses. Cath Bashforth, Ecologist, Forestry England, said the animals had ignored man-made structures aimed at slowing water and had built their own dams which exceeded the ones created by the researchers.
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