Traffic increase a threat to otters, charity warns

An increase in traffic is a major threat to the restored otter population of Anglesey, a charity has warned.

The UK Wild Otter Trust has nursed an eight-week-old wild otter cub back to health after its mother was run over, leaving him to fend for himself for several days.

Otters had been largely absent from the island for much of the 20th Century, but have been making a comeback over the past 40 years.

But rescue teams warned an increase in traffic – as well as flooding, land development and pollution – were putting them at risk.

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