tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856907942884062460.post7524343013053058396..comments2020-09-26T00:56:16.544+01:00Comments on Wildlife on a Skye Croft: After the Storms and SnowTerry Swainbankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04295803121903172360noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856907942884062460.post-56597278624881947702015-03-06T12:22:56.685+00:002015-03-06T12:22:56.685+00:00Hello Terry,
Otters were re-introducted in the Ne...Hello Terry,<br /><br />Otters were re-introducted in the Netherlands a few years back and they are thriving, but unfortunately there are many problems with traffic and they get run over. A new plan was announced a few days ago to spend a lot of money to build otter-tunnels under roads to avoid road kills. <br /><br />http://www.nu.nl/algemeen/4003683/kabinet-lost-knelpunten-otters-rijkswegen.html<br /><br />Maybe you can use Google Translate to read the article. <br /><br />At least they are doing something to save the otters. <br /><br />I have never seen them here. They live in rivers here and are difficult to spot. <br />It is just good to now that they are back. Anne Mariekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856907942884062460.post-58306853975109109592015-03-06T12:13:00.621+00:002015-03-06T12:13:00.621+00:00Thought so, a good place to stay. There is also a...Thought so, a good place to stay. There is also an otter holt nearby. Gill has got a couple of trail cameras but I am not sure what she has picked up yet.<br /><br />Have you seen otters in the Netherlands? I understand that they have returned after some years. In England the spread has been quite rapid and on lowland rivers they are being seen in the daytime. <br /><br />Terry Swainbankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295803121903172360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856907942884062460.post-20193310006784969322015-03-06T09:02:27.831+00:002015-03-06T09:02:27.831+00:00Helly Terry, I stayed there often when Gill and St...Helly Terry, I stayed there often when Gill and Steve still owned it. Now I visit them once a year at their new home. <br />Visiting again in april and already looking forward to seeing the otters again. <br />Thanks for your lovely pictures and reports. I'm really enjoying them. At least I get to have my 'otter fix' from here. <br />Kind regards, <br />Anne Marieke, also known as "Piet"<br />NetherlandsAnne Mariekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856907942884062460.post-82397731093664485892015-01-24T11:49:06.757+00:002015-01-24T11:49:06.757+00:00 My neighbours at the Skye Picture House have a te... My neighbours at the Skye Picture House have a terrific video clip of the otter family and a marauding male otter http://youtu.be/Z_VoVKZnnU8 or you can access it at https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Skye-Picture-House-Sea-Drift-Self-Catering/194319603944644. The family seems to range about 3 to 4 kilometers along the Ard Dorch shore.Terry Swainbankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295803121903172360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856907942884062460.post-7384543658160367442015-01-22T14:42:20.936+00:002015-01-22T14:42:20.936+00:00I'm really enjoying your otter pictures (and o...I'm really enjoying your otter pictures (and other pictures too). <br />Anne Marieke from Holland who loves SkyeAnne Mariekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856907942884062460.post-60518160485644647732015-01-20T16:25:55.060+00:002015-01-20T16:25:55.060+00:00Great to see the otters again. Keep on with the up...Great to see the otters again. Keep on with the updates!<br />StephenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com