Beavers to return to Cairngorms after 400 years

Beavers will return to the Cairngorms for the first time in 400 years after a licence was granted for their release.

NatureScot has approved an application from the Cairngorms National Park Authority to release up to six beaver families at agreed sites in the upper River Spey catchment in the first year of the initiative.

It also allows for future additional releases at