article_snippet: Beavers, which are native to England vanished from our rivers and wetlands for centuries until, mysteriously, one was spotted near Ottery St Mary in eastern Devon last winter.
article_snippet: The reason for the beavers’ presence in Devon (pictured) remains a mystery.
article_snippet: Beavers are at a private site in Devon.
article_snippet: The reason for the beavers’ presence in Devon remains a mystery.
article_snippet: There is a slim chance they travelled from Scotland, where they have been successfully reintroduced on several rivers, or even from Europe, where there are a greater number of reintroduction programmes.
article_snippet: they vanished from our rivers and wetlands for centuries until, mysteriously, one was spotted near Ottery St Mary in eastern Devon last winter.