Three more beavers have been successfully released into the wild at Knapdale Forest in Argyll. They are the first to be introduced since ministers declared them a native species, having been extinct for centuries.
A pilot study has been going on since 2009 and the project now hopes to establish at least five breeding pairs.
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland said the beavers were settling in well to their new surroundings.
More of the animals will be introduced next year.
The beavers, which are of Bavarian origin, came from the Highland Wildlife Park and Wildwood Zoo in Kent, with Edinburgh Zoo staff introducing them to the forest.
No comments yet