July 31, 2023September 1, 2023birds, 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 […]
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 […]
April 20, 2023April 21, 2023birds, 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
December 17, 2022January 17, 2023ecology, 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, 2022August 29, 2022ecology, 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 […]
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 […]