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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JCLynn" data-source="post: 1550347" data-attributes="member: 77625">Having got myself a little more knowledgeable about the 'Scottish Beaver Trial' because I was in two minds about the whole scenario and after reading  all of the available information, the pro's, and the cons, with an open mind about all, I am now only in one mind about it. This quote: "It is for the Scottish Government to decide on the future of beavers in Knapdale Forest at the end of the trial" onlymakes me feel that we are still 'playing God" with nature, just because we can, and the beavers will only be there if we want them to be, not because they have a right to be there or are needed there as a fundamental asset to the local ecosystems.No doubt, if the beavers are allowed to remain, after the trial, they will be 'managed'. Thats a nice way of saying any beavers above our 'safe number' of X will be trapped and humanely destroyed ( probably by a load of unemployed ex gamekeepers on a minimum wage and a 6 month contract)It seems much like granting a temporary license to a new nightcub or other entertainments venue.So, at the end of the day I was completely wrong in my assumptions, beavers haven't been bought back into the wild in the UK for the 1st time in 400 years at all. A dozen have been released on a five year trial basis to be monitored during the duration of the trial, thats all.No big deal really.</blockquote>