Category Archives: angling

It’s just not cricket: reactionary forces gather to challenge beavers’ right to stay where they belong.

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Miles King

In a rare piece of good news for the south-west’s environment, the government recently confirmed that beavers would be allowed to stay on the River Otter in Devon. Beavers were hunted to extinction in Britain about 400 years ago. Hunters … Continue reading →

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Beavers: Common Sense may have broken out at Defra

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Miles King

The Beavers of the River Otter in Devon have been under threat of being “rehomed” in a zoo, thanks to pressure from The Angling Trust (no beavers do not eat fish). This was partly due to paranoia that the beavers … Continue reading →

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Angling Trust calls for Beavers to be shot: Defra Evicts Beavers from Otter

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Miles King

As some of you may know  a Beaver family has been spotted on the River Otter in East Devon.  A lone Beaver was seen last Summer, and this year, it appears that there is a family. How did that happen? … Continue reading →

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