Rescued cubs had spent nine
months in care at National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fishcross,
Clackmannanshire
Press Association
Wednesday 25 October
2017 14.25 BSTLast modified on Wednesday 25 October
2017 14.49 BST
Three orphaned otters have been
released into the wild after more than nine months in care.
Stream, Smoult and Eddie were
taken to the National Wildlife Rescue
Centre in Fishcross, Clackmannanshire, when they were cubs aged between eight
and 10 weeks old.
After months of rehabilitation,
the Scottish SPCA has set the trio free in a freshwater loch at a secret
location in the Highlands.
The centre’s manager, Colin
Seddon, said: “There are many factors that need to be met before we can release
otters back into the wild – the weather, site location, otter population in the
area and land owners’ permission. All of these must be in place to ensure the
best chance of survival.
“With help from the Woodland
Trust we were able to access the remote release site in the Highlands in order
to successfully release the otters. Without their help we would not have been
able to access this site.”
Support feeding and shelter have
been provided for the trio and they will be monitored using camera traps to get
feedback about how well they are doing.
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