Course: Water Voles and Otters - Ecology and Survey (Online and Field Course)
The Species Recovery Trust
This course is aimed at anyone interested in surveying for water voles and otters, including for conservation and management purposes. The water vole has suffered a catastrophic decline over the last century, but populations are still found widely occurring across the UK, sometimes in unexpected habitats. The otter is now widespread across much of the UK and is regularly encountered in most wetland habitats. Both species are listed as priorities for conservation and are legally protected. It is therefore hugely important to be able to recognise the signs of both water voles and otters and understand their ecological requirements.
The course comprises a live online session followed by a half-day field session, focusing on:
- Water vole status, distribution and legal protection
- Water vole ecology and habitat requirements
- Water vole field signs
- Approaches to water vole survey
- Habitat management
- Otter status, distribution and legal protection
- Otter ecology and habitat requirements
- Otter field signs
- Approaches to otter survey
About The Species Recovery Trust
We are a charity devoted to saving some of Britain’s most endangered species.
The Species Recovery Trust is committed to preventing the loss of some of the rarest plant, insect and animal species in the UK, with our primary aim being to remove 50 species from the edge of extinction by 2050.
Our work involves producing dynamic conservation strategies informed by detailed scientific knowledge, and making sure they are carried out effectively throughout our conservation sites.
We are a charity devoted to saving some of Britain’s most endangered species. The Species Recovery Trust is committed to preventing the loss of some of the rarest plant, insect and animal species in the UK, with our primary aim being to remove 50 species from the edge of extinction by 2050. Our work involves producing dynamic conservation strategies informed by detailed scientific knowledge, and making sure they are carried out effectively throughout our conservation sites.
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