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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: themoudie on May 16, 2017, 02:45:33 PM

Title: If you go down to the woods!
Post by: themoudie on May 16, 2017, 02:45:33 PM

Watch out when wild camping in the Scottish Borders!  :o

Otter_attack! (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-39934650)

The HSE will have a field day if this isn't included in your risk assessment!  ;)

My regards, Bill

Title: Re: If you go down to the woods!
Post by: Half Ton on May 16, 2017, 03:51:49 PM

not 100% on this but to me that looks more like a mink than an otter.....but my phone screen is small and my eyes are pretty poor as well..... :-[...so am probably wrong


oops....yep otter....blind as a bat oi be,Just looked on the big pooter at home :-[ :-[ :-[

Title: Re: If you go down to the woods!
Post by: timbo on May 16, 2017, 09:44:42 PM

A few years ago I saw a dead otter at the side of the road at traffic lights in the local village. I lifted it, and it hadn't a mark on it. When I contacted the local Wildlife Trust to report it, they were actually very pleased! Why, because it showed that there are otters in the local river. Makes sense I suppose. I looked into getting it taxidermed, butb it was going to be around £200, so I put it in the freezer, and it got donated to a local wildlife charity, who did get it stuffed, and it was then used to help educate local school kids  :)