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Fears for farmland after Defra announces return of wild beavers

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²ÝÁñÉçÇø must be allowed to use lethal control should beaver populations become disruptive, the NFU has said
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²ÝÁñÉçÇø 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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