Sanctuary welcomes three beaver kits
The sanctuary is running a competition to name the kits.
An animal sanctuary in Cornwall has provided a home for three Eurasian beaver kits after they were found without their parents during flooding.
The kits were caught by the Beaver Trust during regular trapping to translocate a family of beavers. The charity was unable to locate the kits’ parents and brought them to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary in Gweek to be looked after.
Less than a year old, the kits will live at first at the site’s Beaver Nursery, before being moved into the sanctuary’s woodland habitat where they will be able to build dams and lodges.
When they are ready, the beavers will be released back into the wild.
Two adult beavers, Norbert and Barbara, who had been at the sanctuary since 2020 were recently released at Poole Farm, Devon.
Tamara Cooper, curator for the Cornish Seal Sanctuary, said: “It’s a really exciting time for the Cornish Seal Sanctuary; our beaver habitat makes up a vital part of our conservation work, and to see this wonderful success from our rehabilitation project has just been incredible.
“Now, we’re thrilled to be starting the next phase of this project with our three new beaver kits, and we can’t wait to see what they create with this space!”
The sanctuary is running a competition to name the beavers.
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