Middle level otters
Middle Level Otters
Otter by Keith Burtonwood
• Category – DA/ Enriching Nature
• Region - Cambridgeshire
• Project title – Middle Level Otter Recovery
• Applicant – Middle Level Commissioners
• Amount offered - £51,015
• Date of Board approval – September 2007
This project aims to get otters back to the waterways of the Fens. The three year project will enable the construction of a network of breeding and resting holts, (underground dens), and the creation of small pockets of otter-friendly habitat alongside the 120 miles of Middle Level waterways.
The provision of breeding and resting habitat throughout the Middle Level system via this project aims to allow the natural expansion of otters to continue. Other elements of the project involve assisting the Environment Agency in combating the use of illegal nets and traps that can drown otters and also working with bridge owners to improve access for otters by providing ledges where necessary.
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