Search on for escaped beaver

The hunt is on for an escaped beaver which is chewing down trees in the south-west of England.

Beavers were wiped out in Britain back in the 16th Century, by hunters who trapped them to sell their fur.

Three beavers escaped from their home with a conservationist in Devon in October. Two were found shortly after.

But it's thought that the third, a male weighing about 38kg, is now taking down trees about 20 miles away near Gunnislake, Cornwall.

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The animals have to keep chewing on wood to stop their teeth getting too long as their teeth never stop growing.

The beaver's owner Derek Gow has a special licence to keep 24 of the animals.

Mr Gow plans to catch the creature by using the scent of a female beaver to attract him to a trap.