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Past Projects2009Bettws-Malpas Sustrans Route, NewportSurvey and assessment Llanyrafon Manor, CwmbranSurvey and European Protected Species licence work 2008Afon Teifi, Newcastle EmlynSurvey for otter presence: Riverside Park Development, Newport- Development licence: 2007Urban Otter Survey Phase 2Habitat Assessment for Otters along various watercourses in the City of Newport Peterston Phase 1 & 2 – Water Main RenewalAssessment of several river crossing sites for the presence of otters. 2006Urban Otter SurveyDistribution and Potential Threats to the Otter on the River Usk in Newport. 2005Bettws Water Main RefurbishmentSurvey and licence provision, including scheme of mitigation. 2004River Usk SACA Survey of the Current and Potential Distribution, condition and breeding success of the otter. River Tywi SACA survey of the current and potential distribution, condition and breeding success of the otter. 2003River Dee SACA Survey of the current and potential distribution, condition and breeding success of the otter. 2002Otter Survey of Wales 2002Surveys of the rivers in Mid and South East Wales A470 Trunk Road – Llwyn-y-Celyn ImprovementsOtter survey and scheme of mitigation. 2001South East Coastal Strategy Sewer ImprovementsOtter survey, licence provision and scheme of mitigation, including artificial holt construction |
Otters – how can we help you?The common or European otter, Lutra lutra, is the only native otter in the United Kingdom. Once common throughout the British Isles they declined markedly through the late 1950’s and early 1960’s due to a variety of problems, but primarily related to pesticides in their food chain. This decline was mirrored right across Europe and has resulted in their extinction in some countries. As a result the species has been given full protection throughout the European Union. Today Wales and the west of England represent some of the main strongholds for the species and with improving water quality the otter is rediscovering old haunts across much of Britain, including some of our cities and towns. Otters can live for up to ten years, but the list of threats to their wellbeing continues to grow. Increasing otters are being killed on our roads and possibly new threats such as the fluke, Pseudamphistomum truncatum, which during 2006 is thought to have accounted for the death of eight otters in the Somerset Levels, mean that the future of the otter is far from assured. Unsympathetic developments can cause disturbance and destruction of their resting places. For an animal which is at the top of the aquatic food chain, farm and industrial chemical pollution can be devastating. Otters are fully protected in British law and any development which affects otter habitat can require a European Protected Species Licence under the provisions of the Conservation (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1994. With over seventeen years of experience of dealing with otters our fully licenced ecologists are uniquely placed for help clients when otters are involved.
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