PROSIECT AFANCOD CYMRU: Official X account for the Wildlife Trusts' WELSH BEAVER PROJECT, working to return beavers to the wild in Wales.
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💚 Happy International Beaver Day! 🦫Diwrnod Rhyngwladol yr Afanc Hapus! 💚
Beavers are great! Learn more about these ecosystem engineers and how they help our environment in this video. 👇
youtu.be/0l7Hcdv8X8Q?si=YcbE… via @YouTube
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🎉🎉From today the Eurasian beaver is now a protected species and recognised as a native species in Wales! 🎉🎉
Thank you @huw4ogmore, @JoyceWatsonmsas & @WelshGovernment for supporting the Welsh Beaver Project and helping to make this day a reality!
📸© Allard Martinius
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12 Nov 2025
Great news from @MontWildlife's #DyfiWildlifeCentre, Barti their male beaver now has a new mate 💕
The female has moved from @ealingbeavers to Wales. Working closely with @BeaverTrust, @ealingbeavers & @CitizenZoo we were able to find a suitable mate for Barti.
📸© Emyr Evans
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13 Oct 2025
Thank you for having us @esgobmorgan, we really enjoyed it 💚🦫
17 Sep 2025
Thank you to the North Wales Wildlife Trust for our beaver workshop last week we really enjoyed it! Diolch
@beaverafanc
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3 Oct 2025
A very special thank you to @JoyceWatsonmsas Senedd Species Champion for beavers for all of her support with the Welsh Beaver Project and for leading a debate on beavers in the Senedd.
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3 Oct 2025
Bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn cydnabod afancod fel rhywogaeth frodorol a rhoi gwarchodaeth gyfreithiol lawn iddyn nhw. Mae hyn yn newyddion gwych i'r mamal rhyfeddol yma, sy'n gallu ein helpu ni i adfer ein cynefinoedd afonydd a dŵr croyw tinyurl.com/3jmpvutt.
📷©Allard Martinius
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3 Oct 2025
The @WelshGovernment is to recognise beavers as a native species and award them full legal protection. This is great news for this wonderful mammal, which can help us restore our river and freshwater habitats. tinyurl.com/53yh5kj8
📷© Allard Martinius
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6 Aug 2025
We are pleased to announce @JoyceWatsonmsas as the first beaver species champion. In July @JoyceWatsonmsas & @CThomasMS visited #DyfiWildlifeCentre to talk about #beavers, we even caught a glimpse of Barti the adult male beaver in the evening. #NatureNetworks.
📸© Joyce Watson MS
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18 Jul 2025
Last week we hosted a screening of Beaver Trust's Balancing the Scales for the Senedd. Thank you to @JoyceWatsonmsas for sponsoring the event & joining us on our Q&A panel. Thank you also to @BeaverTrust, @WGClimateChange/@NewidHinsawdd & @HeritageFundCYM.
📸© Beaver Trust
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Welsh Beaver Project retweeted
14 Jul 2025
Last week, @WTWales and @beaverafanc hosted a powerful screening of Balancing The Scales for Members of the @SeneddWales 🎬
A thank you to the panellists - Dr Robert Needham, Alicia Leow-Dyke, and beaver Species Champion @JoyceWatsonmsas - and to everyone who joined us.
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9 May 2025
The sighting of a wild beaver has been described by @IoloWilliams2 as one of his very best wildlife sightings in Wales in his new 'River Valleys' programme. We were invited to talk about it on BBC news this week.
Visit welshbeaverproject.org for more information on our project.
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Welsh Beaver Project retweeted
8 May 2025
Happy 99th birthday to Sir David Attenborough, a true hero of our time! 💚🌍🌊🌳
This week, Sir David premiered his most powerful film yet: ‘Ocean’ — an urgent call to protect our seas 🌊
Marine recovery is possible — but we must act now. Read more 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/blog/mari…
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7 Apr 2025
🦫 Happy International Beaver Day! 🦫
No day off for Hanc yr Afanc though, he is busy beavering away in the office!
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4 Mar 2025
Tickets are still available for @BeaverTrust Balancing the Scales screening in Cardiff this Friday 7th March from 6pm-9pm.
Book your free ticket here beavertrust.org/our-work/bal… 🦫 🎥
26 Feb 2025
Can beavers and migratory fish thrive together?
Find out in Balancing the Scales, a new film from @BeaverTrust, exploring the relationship between beavers & migratory fish.
There will be a screening in Cardiff on 7th March.
Get your free tickets here beavertrust.org/our-work/bal…
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28 Feb 2025
We are really pleased to hear the news from England; licences for wild releases will now be allowed! 🎉Beavers are a keystone species and are very important for wildlife and people.
In Wales we are continuing to develop our proposals for a wild release, welshbeaverproject.org.
28 Feb 2025
Beavers are coming home! 🎉
The UK Government has officially opened the door for licensed beaver reintroductions into the wild! These ecosystem engineers will help restore rivers, boost biodiversity and reduce flooding. 🌿💦 1/4
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26 Feb 2025
Can beavers and migratory fish thrive together?
Find out in Balancing the Scales, a new film from @BeaverTrust, exploring the relationship between beavers & migratory fish.
There will be a screening in Cardiff on 7th March.
Get your free tickets here beavertrust.org/our-work/bal…
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15 Nov 2024
Look out for the Beaver Moon tonight! 🦫🌑
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30 Sep 2024
Last week we saw Byrti the young male beaver from @MontWildlife's #DyfiWildlifeCentre move to a new home @HeliganGardens. It is hoped Byrti will pair up with a single female at his new home and they start a family of their own. @BeaverTrust @NE_DCIoS
beavertrust.org/byrti-the-be…
🦫 Together with @BeaverTrust, @HeliganGardens, @beaverafanc we have supported the translocation of Bryti the beaver to Heligan in Cornwall!
A bit like #MarriedAtFirstSight, it is hoped that Byrti will pair up with the remaining female beaver 💕
#beavers
beavertrust.org/byrti-the-be…
ALT Byrti entering the water after being released by Laura Chesterfield and Alicia Leow-Dyke © The Lost Gardens of Heligan.
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27 Sep 2024
Great news - Welsh Government support the reintroduction of beavers to Wales! 🦫💚
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