Question reference: S6W-27267
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 2 May 2024
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 May 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many beavers have been translocated to Scotland’s national forests to date, broken down by the number of locations.
Answer
Between October 2023 and January 2024, the following beavers were translocated to the following locations on Scotland's National Forests and Land by Forestry and Land Scotland:
Knapdale – Two beavers into Loch Laraiche;
Knapdale – One beaver into Loch Linne;
Knapdale – Two beavers into Creige Moire;
Knapdale – Two beavers into Lochan Buic.
Loch Kinardochy – Two beavers.