Calls to release beavers into Greater Manchester’s rivers

27.07.2023 - 09:53 manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Calls have been made to introduce beavers into Greater Manchester’s waterways as a way to cut the risk of flooding. A meeting of Bury Council heard the authority’s environment lead, Coun Alan Quinn, extol the benefits of the large rodents as part of a range of natural flood management measures.

Answering a question about recent flash flooding in Bury after rain storms, he said: “On a serious point I’d love to see the introduction beavers to waterways in Greater Manchester.

They do flood management for free. Wherever they’ve been introduced they have cut flooding. “It’s remarkable what they can do.” According to The Beaver Society, the creatures build dams to increase and maintain the water depth in their territory to and protect them from predators. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features The dams keep the entrances to their multiple burrows and lodges submerged.

There is a general agreement among those who study the impact of beavers that they help revert land to its more natural state.

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