2009 reintroduced Scottish beavers praised for flood control and water quality, but criticized by farmers for tree-felling and land damage.

Scottish farmers criticise wild beaver reintroduction policy; beavers, reintroduced in Scotland in 2009, are praised for alleviating flooding and improving water quality, but farmers and gardeners complain about the tree-felling mammals causing damage to their land. Ten years after their reintroduction, beavers were designated a protected species, and wildlife visits to see them have become popular.