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Baby beavers settle into new Cornwall home

Asa Samuel One of the baby beaversAsa Samuel
The kits are being housed in the sanctuary's beaver nursery

Three baby beavers are settling into their new home at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary.

The three kit siblings were found orphaned in Scotland by the Beaver Trust, which said their parents could not be located due to flooding.

The youngsters are now being housed in the Seal Sanctuary's purpose-built beaver nursery.

Staff said the kits will be moved into the nearby beaver habitat when older, prior to being released.

Asa Samuel A baby beaver swimmingAsa Samuel
The beavers will eventually be released

Dr Roisin Campbell-Palmer, head of restoration at the Beaver Trust, said: "We're glad to be working with the Cornish Seal Sanctuary who are able to offer a temporary home for these kits until they are big enough for onward release elsewhere in the country.

"Partnerships like these are fundamental to maintaining high welfare standards in beaver restoration."

The three young Eurasian beavers are due to be named by the winners of a prize draw, being organised by the sanctuary.

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