Autumnwatch

[Gaina]

Originally Posted by KatRaven

Agree. I didn't see the damage footage, but Bill was saying the other night that they can bring down the really big trees, and I just think that that is the last thing we need in this country - we have precious little ancient or mature woodland left as it is

They are lovely creatures, but maybe we should just leave things as they are?

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned here but someone on the BBC Autumnwatch forum made an interesting point - his job is to conserve the water ways by coppicing the trees, damming, etc. and basically doing the job the beavers would do in that area if they were still in the wild. So maybe the beavers would not be too much of a problem if the areas we didn't want them to 'coppice' were unsuitable habitats for them to set up home anyway?

[rlchew]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

Yes i did and it was great...he is from Mull i believe...and the programme i have just noticed is out on dvd ...EAGLEs on MULL or something like that.

It is indeed available on DVD and highly recommended too.

"Eagle Island"

Richard

[KatRaven]

Originally Posted by Gaina

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned here but someone on the BBC Autumnwatch forum made an interesting point - his job is to conserve the water ways by coppicing the trees, damming, etc. and basically doing the job the beavers would do in that area if they were still in the wild. So maybe the beavers would not be too much of a problem if the areas we didn't want them to 'coppice' were unsuitable habitats for them to set up home anyway?

Sorry for only replying just now and posting on an old thread, only I haven't been on the forum for ages - had a lot on my plate this year so far!

Anyway, if that's the case, then I can't see any harm in re-introducing them - apart from the fact that the guy on the BBC Autumnwatch forum would be out of a job!