Animals return and lights go out for birds: good news from nature

These days show how people are making space for animals and ecosystems in very different ways. From a loch in Scotland to an island in the Azores: everywhere, choices are being made that give nature more room to breathe. In Scotland, beavers are getting a place around Loch Ness after 500 years. On 30 October, conservation organisation NatureScot gave permission to the non-profits Trees for Life and Beaver Trust to release up to 15 beaver families over the next three years in the River Ness catchment area [2]. The last beavers were seen here between 1526 and 1527. Research showed...