Beaver cubs born in Cairngorm National Park near Moray – the first for 400 years
The first beaver cubs have been born in the Cairngorms for more than 400 years.
The species have been released over the past months on the River Spey’s upper reaches as part of a concerted effort to reintroduce them to the national park.
Two of the six family groups now have cubs, which are known as ‘kits’
Dr Roisin Campbell-Palmer from the Beaver Trust said: “The successful birth of a kit is what all the partners on this project have been hoping for this summer.
“With any translocation of a species there are no guarantees that the animals will settle, so for two pairs to have bred successfully proves the work that has gone into identifying suitable habitat and locations has been worthwhile.”
One kit has been born to family in the vicinity of Aviemore, while the other is at an unspecified location.
Beavers were once widespread on the River Spey, before finally being hunted to extinction in the 16th Century,
