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Eurasian beavers are a protected species in England. Find out how to manage beavers on your land with and without a licence, and how to record sightings of beavers and beaver activities.

You must have a licence for certain activities that affect beavers, their resting places or their ability to breed.聽

There are 3 beaver class licences to modify or remove beaver habitats:聽

• CL52 鈥� for farmers, landowners, fishery managers or foresters outside the beaver breeding season聽

• CL51 鈥� for land, water or fishery managers or those who work for a public body or authority聽

• CL50 鈥� for experts, specialists or those in a beaver management group聽

A12: use this mitigation licence to carry out works that may affect beavers in ways that would otherwise be illegal.聽

GL44: use this general licence to temporarily possess and move dead beavers for post-mortem testing.聽

GL22: use this general licence to immediately re-release beavers that have been accidentally taken from the wild, for example in a trap set for another species.

Beavers are being reintroduced as a native species in England. Find out about the government鈥檚 approach to releases into the wild and enclosures.

You need an A69 licence to release beavers into the wild in England.

You need an A03 licence to release beavers into a secure enclosure in England.