Wednesday, 8 November 2017

Stream, Smoult and Eddie: trio of orphaned otters return to the wild


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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