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Recognition for Scottish Beaver Trial
Five-year project shortlisted for Innovation Award

A trial to reintroduce four Eurasian beaver families to a forest in Scotland has been shortlisted for an Innovation Award.

The Scottish Beaver Trial is a five-year scientific study to monitor the group of wild beavers and assess the effect their reintroduction has on the local environment.

The trial has been shortlisted from over 70 entries across eight categories to be nominated for a 2013 Nature of Scotland Award.

Simon Jones, project manager of the trial, said: "The Scottish Beaver Trial is the first licensed mammal re-introduction trial to ever take place in the UK.

"Not only are our findings hopefully paving the way for future programmes, but we are also advising on international projects."

Mr Jones added that the trial is a "pioneering" step towards further understanding species reintroduction and how it plays a role in ecosystem restoration.

The trial, launched by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) and the Forestry Commission Scotland in 2009, is being carried out at Knapdale Forest in the Heart of Argyll.

The winners will be announced on October 30 at the 2013 Nature of Scotland Awards ceremony, held in Edinburgh.

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Practices urged to audit neutering data

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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RCVS pays tribute to well-loved equine vet

The RCVS and the Riding Establishments Subcommittee has paid tribute to well-loved veterinary surgeon and riding establishment inspector, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher MRCVS.

Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.

"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."