Impact Productions

Beaver Man

Meet the farmer, ecologist and maverick rewilder, Derek Gow, who is bringing life back to Devon’s landscape. Britain is one the the world's most nature-depleted countries, but not if Derek Gow was in charge, he has transformed his 150 acre farm into a rewilded safari park with many ancient species roaming free; from iron-age pigs, wildcats, and storks to water voles and beavers. Derek is best known for his beaver work with around 30 free-living beavers and many others raising babies in enclosures. Since Derek has introduced Beavers to his farm biodiversity has boomed, “Beavers are the creators of life” says Gow. Is this the solution we’ve all been waiting for?

04:39 | 2021

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