Beavers released back into the wild

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They were taken to Scotland from Norway and released in Knapdale Forest, Argyll, following six months in quarantine.

The Scottish Wildlife Trust and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland were given the go-ahead for a trial reintroduction programme in May last year.

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) will monitor the trial and report to ministers on the outcome. The 11 beavers have been fitted with tracking devices.

Colin Galbraith, director of policy and advice for SNH said: "We are pleased that the trial is under way as it provides the best opportunity to see how beavers fit into the Scottish countryside, in a carefully planned and managed way.

"SNH has a key role in monitoring progress and in reporting the outcome of the trial to ministers in due course.

"The scientific trial will measure and evaluate the beavers' interactions with the local environment.

"The monitoring programme carried out by SNH and others will be transparent and open.

"Relevant reports and other outputs will be available to the public on the SNH website so that everyone can see how the trial has gone and how the beavers have settled in."

The trial is said to be a major contribution to Scotland's Species Action Framework, which identifies 32 species, including the European beaver, as the focus of new management action.