The animal was cared for at the at the Scottish SPCA National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fishcross, with the team hand-rearing it and giving it intensive care.
As Turnip grew and continued to develop, the beaver was moved into a larger pen and fed a mix of foods, gaining an especial liking for sweet potato and carrots.
Staff gave the pup intensive care (Image: SSPCA)
He was also given larger water baths so he could begin swimming, while staff worked hard to ensure natural behaviours were being encouraged.
After his six-month stint Turnip left the centre in November 2024, weighing 10kg, for his new home at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary, which specialises in housing orphaned beavers.
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He has continued to thrive there ever since and has since been joined by female beaver Parsnip, who spent a short time at Flamingo Land and Forestry England’s Cropton Forest enclosure before her arrival at the Sanctuary.
Together, Turnip and Parsnip will have the opportunity to establish their own territories and continue the Sanctuary’s important work in caring for orphaned beaver kits.
The animal was nursed back to health (Image: SSPCA)
Sean Meechan, Wildlife Operations Lead at the National Wildlife Rescue Centre, said: “We have had several injured beavers come to our National Wildlife Rescue Centre to undergo rehabilitation prior to release, but Turnip was the first infant we received and our team’s tireless efforts, hard work and care to rear him are rewarded with news that he is doing so well.”