## ‘No one knows where it came from’: first wild beaver spotted in Norfolk in 500 years

Authored by theguardian.com

A wild beaver has been spotted in Norfolk for the first time since beavers were hunted to extinction in England at the beginning of the 16th century.

It was filmed dragging logs and establishing a lodge in a “perfect beaver habitat” on the River Wensum at Pensthorpe, a nature reserve near Fakenham in Norfolk.

No one knows where it’s come from, but it’s found what I consider a perfect beaver habitat,” said the reserve’s manager, Richard Spowage.

He estimates the beaver has been living in an isolated and almost impenetrable area of the reserve for about a month.

The beaver – a nocturnal herbivore – is collecting willow trees at night and building a larder of bark to store near its home.

“It could be a naturally dispersing wild beaver,” said Emily Bowen, a spokesperson for the Beaver Trust, a charity that aims to restore beavers to regenerate landscapes.

Spowage doubts whether a wild beaver could have reached Norfolk by itself. »

### New Petition Demands Release of Nemesis System As Netflix Acquires Warner Bros

Authored by clawsomegamer.com

On the gaming front, Netflix will soon become the new owner of NetherRealm Studios, Rocksteady, Warner Bros. Montreal, and more.

Less than one day after Netflix announced the merger, a petition on Change.org seeks to free the Nemesis System from Warner Bros. Discovery’s chains.

According to the petition, Netflix has a historic opportunity to unlock this system for both indie and AAA developers. »

### A rare bright spot for whales: Decades of conservation pay off for endangered population in Canada

Authored by news.mongabay.com

The Gully MPA provides a rare marine conservation success story, but protection for marine mammals that migrate is more complex.

Even as protections against whaling increase, northern bottlenose whale populations struggle to recover globally due to low reproductive rates and ongoing threats such as ship strikes and fishing-gear entanglement.

But new evidence from a submarine canyon off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, known as the Gully, shows a promising rebound. »

### Nordic people know how to beat the winter blues. Here’s how to find light in the darkest months

Authored by apnews.com

Here’s how they suggest looking for light, literally and figuratively, during the darkest months of the year:.

Dr. Timo Partonen, a research professor at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, said the dark winter affects our circadian rhythm.

As a group, people with SAD were less sensitive to blue light than others, especially during winter months. »

### Thailand-Cambodia border: Airstrikes launched as Trump’s peace agreement hangs in balance

Authored by cnn.com

People rest at a shelter, following fresh military clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along parts of their disputed border, in Buriram province, Thailand on December 8, 2025.

However, within less than a fortnight of signing, the agreement between Thailand and Cambodia began fraying.

Thailand said it was halting progress on the agreement after a landmine explosion at the border injured several Thai soldiers. »

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