The Scottish Beaver Trial partners are urging the public to support the project by making a donation to the project. A minimum of £750,000 needs to be raised to support the first-ever formal ‘wild’ reintroduction of a mammal to the United Kingdom.

Project partners (Scottish Wildlife Trust and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland) were granted a licence to reintroduce up to four beavers families to Knapdale, Mid-Argyll as part of six-year trial. After an absence of 400 years beavers may once again live free in the rivers and loch of Scotland.

Extensive research over the last ten years has shown beavers could thrive in Scotland. Many support their return and a recent consultation revealed 73% of those living in Mid-Argyll want beavers back. Other than improving biodiversity, the beaver may also provide good opportunities to develop wildlife tourism to the benefit of local businesses, as has happened on Mull with white-tailed eagles.

What part can you play?

The biggest contribution you can make to this project is to support if financially. Despite pledges of support we still need to raise more than £750,000 for this nationally important project to ensure it has all the resources it requires to be a success. This is your opportunity to be part of Scotland’s most ambitious conservation project. Please donate now if you can!

If you live with the Argyll area then in time there will be opportunities to become incolved as a volunteer working with the Beaver Field Officer, scientists and landowners to monitor and track the animals and their impact on the local environment.

Download our information leaflet.