The Somerset Otter Group will be taking part in the Coastal Otter Survey of SW England being set up at the moment. Anyone willing to regularly survey a coastal section of the county please contact me. I just sent off 18 sites where Otters have previously been recorded on the county’s coast to get things started. All those surveys and reports over the years is a vital resource for better understanding the otters in Somerset. Please make sure to be submitting your sightings to SERC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Dr Rob Williams

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Link to Cornwall Mammal Group Coastal Otter Project page.

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26th April 2018.

The project will examine the use of marine habitats by otters in the South West, utilising the examination of prey remains in spraint within 1 km of the coast.

The project involves a collaboration of Otter and Mammal groups from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset.

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