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Why it’s boom time for beavers in England

2025/3/4
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@Helena Horton : 我亲眼目睹了海狸在英国的回归,它们在湿地中建造家园,并通过挖掘和筑坝改善水流,创造了丰富的生态环境。海狸的回归是一个漫长的过程,经历了多年的努力和争议。一些农民和地主担心海狸会影响他们的土地,但实际上海狸可以改善水质,减少洪涝灾害,并促进生物多样性。通过合理的管理和缓解措施,我们可以最大限度地减少负面影响,并充分利用海狸带来的生态效益。 我参观了@Chris Jones 的农场,亲眼看到了海狸对环境的积极影响。海狸的活动增加了农场湿地的多样性,吸引了各种野生动物,包括鱼类、两栖动物和鸟类。水质也得到了显著改善,硝酸盐含量大幅下降。海狸的回归不仅对环境有益,也对当地经济发展起到了积极作用,吸引了大量游客,带动了当地旅游业和相关产业的发展。 政府最终批准了海狸的释放,这标志着英国野生动物保护迈出了重要一步。虽然一些人对海狸的回归仍持保留态度,但海狸的生态效益是显而易见的,它们是恢复河流生态系统和应对气候变化的重要力量。 @Madeleine Finlay : 海狸曾经在英国很常见,但由于过度捕猎而灭绝。现在,政府允许将海狸重新引入英国水域,这被视为一项重大的环境保护举措。海狸的回归具有重要的生态意义,它们可以改善水质,减少洪涝灾害,并促进生物多样性。然而,也有一些人担心海狸的活动会对农业生产造成影响。我们需要找到一种平衡点,在保护环境和发展经济之间取得协调。 通过与海狸和谐共处,我们可以实现可持续发展。海狸的回归是一个复杂的问题,涉及到多方面的利益和考量。我们需要在科学研究、政策制定和公众参与等方面共同努力,确保海狸的回归能够带来长期的生态效益和社会效益。 Chris Jones: 作为一名农民,我亲身经历了海狸对我的农场带来的积极变化。海狸的活动改善了我的土地的生态环境,增加了生物多样性,并提高了土地的价值。虽然最初我也有所顾虑,但事实证明,海狸对我的农场是有益的。 通过采取一些简单的措施,例如用铁丝网保护树木,我们可以有效地避免海狸对农作物造成损害。海狸的回归不仅改善了我的农场环境,也吸引了大量游客,带动了当地经济发展。我相信,海狸的回归对英国的生态环境和经济发展都将产生积极的影响。

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After a 400-year absence due to hunting, beavers are returning to England. The article recounts a reporter's observation of beavers in an enclosure, leading into the recent government announcement allowing their release into English waterways.
  • Beavers were hunted to extinction in Britain over 400 years ago.
  • Their return is considered a significant environmental win.
  • The government recently legalized their release into English waterways.

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Beavers were once abundant in the UK, but hunting them for their fur, meat and scent oil drove them to extinction. Now they’re back, with the news that the release of beavers into English waterways is to be allowed for the first time in centuries. To understand why this is seen as a huge win for the environment, Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s environment reporter Helena Horton.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod