Under cover of darkness, a nocturnal creature emerges from a crate and takes its first tentative steps into a new life in the wild.
“It is just essentially God’s work. We’re undoing the damage of hundreds of years ago and bringing back these extraordinary animals,” claimed Ben, who spoke to the BBC on the condition of anonymity.
He is part of an underground network where members risk arrest, jail and hefty fines by carrying out covert and unlicensed releases of beavers.
