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Orkney beach
July 31, 2023January 31, 2024birds, ecology, mammals

Ecological Walkover Surveys – Orkney

July has been a busy month with a lot of survey work across the Orkney Islands. It has been a great opportunity […]

Otter in the sunlight
June 2, 2023June 9, 2023ecology, mammals

World Otter Day

Today is World Otter Day, a day to celebrate the 13 species of otter which live in Europe, Asia, Africa, North, Central […]

Environmental Watching Brief
April 20, 2023January 31, 2024birds, ecology, landscapes, mammals

Shetland Environmental Watching Brief

Early start today for an environmental watching brief on the shoreline. Incredible weather at both ends of the day, lends itself to […]

Otter laying on his back posing for the camera
February 9, 2023February 9, 2023ecology, mammals

Otter posing for the trail camera

Part of my job is to monitor the local otters and make sure our construction works aren’t disturbing them. Although we do […]

Otter sprainting
January 20, 2023January 20, 2023ecology, mammals

Otter Sprainting on Camera

This footage almost feels like it needs a caption competition to go with it. The otter comes in, spraints right in front […]

European otter sunbathing in the snow
December 17, 2022January 31, 2024ecology, mammals

Otter in the Snow

Otters are equally happy in the snow as they are in the water it would appear, if these videos are anything to […]

August 25, 2022January 31, 2024ecology, mammals

Otters

Otters just seem to have a great time. I have recently been camera trapping and filming them under licence in Shetland and […]

February 12, 2017August 31, 2022ecology, mammals

Sea Otters – Monterey Bay, California

When I knew I was going to be visiting California, I was keen to try and see the southern sea otters that […]

Otter on a fishing boat Oban
December 12, 2016September 1, 2022ecology, mammals

Oban Otters

I’m off to Mull to carry out a walkover survey later this week so we’ve had an afternoon and evening to spend […]

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