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ABSTRACTThe European BeaverCastor fiberonce occurred throughout Europe, but in many countries was exterminated or greatly reduced by over‐hunting. In the UK, Beavers were last recorded in Scotland in the sixteenth century. Thirteen countries have carried out reintroduction programmes to restore the range of the Beaver in Europe, We provide a basis for discussing the feasibility and desirability of reintroducing the Beaver to Britain. The basic biology of the Beaver is described, followed by summaries of reintroductions in Europe and an evaluation of their successes and failures. We address the fundamental questions of propagule size, habitat requirements, habitat size and provenance of Beavers to be released, before examining in theory whether reintroducing Beavers to Britain is likely to fulfil UKCINC and IUCN criteria relating to environmental impact, socioeconomics and conservation. We then make suggestions as to how a reintroduction to Britain could proceed. Essential work outstanding includes site assessment and public consultation. The restoration of the Beaver to Britain could be a fitting start to the millenniu

ISSN:0305-1838    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2907.1995.tb00443.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

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ABSTRACTPlace‐name evidence includes over 200 places in England named after Wolves, but only 20 named for Beavers. A few places named for other wild mammals are noted, but coverage of these is less thorough, and is less certain because of either linguistic confusion or confusion with domestic mammals.In England, Wolf place‐names are most frequent in upland counties, but are not related to the counties which had most woodland at the time of the Domesday survey (as a nearest available date), despite the frequent allusions in the place‐names themselves to woodland. Most Beaver placenames are compounded with some reference to water, but are not associated with the fenland areas where archaeological remains of Beavers are most frequent.It appears that Wolves were still numerous and widespread when the Anglo‐Saxons (mostly) were naming our countryside, but Beavers were already

ISSN:0305-1838    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2907.1995.tb00444.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY