Natural England, the government's nature watchdog, has drawn up a plan for reintroductions of the rodent, which until about 20 years ago had been extinct in Britain for 400 years, having been hunted for their fur, meat and scent oil.
Representatives of leading nature charities including the National Trust, Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust and the Mammal Society have written to Reed asking him to push the policy through so beavers can be released across England.
Beavers create useful habitats for wildlife and reduce flooding by breaking up waterways, slowing water flow, and creating still pools.
Natural England executives are furious that years of painstaking work to bring the beaver back to Britain's rivers has been undone.
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