Beaver kits back in the Cairngorms

Beavers are making a comeback in the Cairngorms with the first kits being born there in 400 years.

The two babies were born following the release of four beaver families at selected sites in the Cairngorms National Park late last year.

The first kit was born on land owned by Wildland Cairngorms Ltd and the second at Rothiemurchus, near Aviemore.

Beavers were first reintroduced to Scotland in 2009, but there have been a number of illegal releases of the animals.