OTTERS

WALES

Lee Jenkins is the chairman of the South Wales Otter Trust.

He takes us with him on one of his trips along the river bank in search of the Eurasian Otter.

Y Dyfrgi

The alarm goes off at 5:45 am, its Saturday morning and my day off, but I am hoping that today will be a very special day as I am going to look for otters on my local river!

I have been monitoring them for the past 2 years here on the river with two friends, trying to unravel the behaviour and ecology of this extremely elusive mammal, but this is no easy task, as they are experts in keeping their lives secret.

Otters are crepuscular, meaning...

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WORDS: LEE JENKINS | CHAIR & FOUNDER | SOUTH WALES OTTER TRUST

IMAGES: MIKE WARBURTON