Derek Gow

Derek Gow is a UK-based reintroduction expert, farmer and author[1] known for his work with watervoles, beavers, white storks and wildcats.[2]

He also imported the first Heck cattle to the UK. However, after aggressive behaviour could harm or even kill handlers, a significant proportion of the herd was culled.[3][4]

Gow owns a farm in Lifton, Devon, which is home to captive breeding facilities, accommodation and a working farm. Much of the land is under the process of rewilding, like the Knepp Estate. The farm is home to many species, including Eurasian lynx, wild boar, beavers, white storks and harvest mice.[5] Gow has helped to setup Celtic Reptile & Amphibian.

References
  1. "An interview with Derek Gow: Bringing Back the Beaver". www.nhbs.com. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. "'It's going to be our way now': the guerrilla rewilder shaking up British farming". The Guardian. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. "Devon farmer forced to offload aggressive Nazi-bred 'super cows'". The Guardian. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. "British farmer forced to destroy herd of 'aggressive' Nazi-bred super". The Independent. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. "Wildcats, storks and beavers: my stay on a Devon rewilding farm". The Guardian. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.


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