Written questions

Beavers: Nature Conservation

Commons · Question 11950 · Tabled 30 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 8 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Andrew Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the reintroduction of beavers to the wild on meeting targets on halting the decline in species abundance by 2030 as set under t

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 8 Nov 2024

This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. No direct assessment of beavers’ impact on the species abundance target has been conducted but we continue to improve our evidence base underpinning the targets more...