Across the
country the population of water voles has dropped from 1.2m to 400,000 in 10
years
A water vole
sanctuary is being built on a Dorset river.
A pond is
being restored and an island created on the River Brit at Bridport by the
Environment Agency to give the endangered mammals a refuge.
The
Environment Agency said the protected animal was "fast disappearing"
due to habitat loss and predators.
The water vole
sanctuary at Allington Pond is expected to take around a week to complete.
The agency
said the work would provide a valuable habitat for the water voles to take
cover.
Once a common
sight in the county, the species is now only found in a "tiny
fraction" of rivers and streams, the agency said.
The UK 's water vole population has dropped 90% since
the late 1980s, making it the UK
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