Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 38817
Beavers: Cornwall
Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Question
Anna Gelderd
Labour — South East Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making Cornwall a priority location for a wild beaver release.
Answer
Mary CreaghThis is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. A licence is needed to release any beavers into the wild. Applications will be considered against comprehensive wild release criteria. These criteria have been desi...
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