Angling Trust call for otter management

[Worms]

There are more of us than them, so with just a little bit of effort we start a tradition of humanely trapping said otters and dropping them off at the trust, or the nearest Wildlife centre. Otters usually look a little lost so we could rightfully claim that they had no home etc. The otter friendly group would then feed and house them before their release and begin the process of associating food with an animal centre. if we keep this up long enough the animals will change their behaviours.

 

The only problem with that of course is that 1. we'd need a licence to trap them and 2. the Otter Trust/wildlife centre would release them back into the wild again after a good feed!

 

We as anglers should be starting a campaign to help otters learn to read, perhaps based at these wildlife centres where the otters are being returned to. I have not seen any research but I should think that the indicators (library membership figures, magazine subsriptions etc) must look like there is a problem. Then when the literacy rate is higher we can put out a lot of signs eg otter free zone etc.

 

The only problem with teaching otters to read is that they'd sneak into the nearest newsagent, leaf through the carp mags and pick the best spot to go for a free lunch...............on second thoughts, what a great idea

[Sharkbyte]

Just a quick post to say that I am sickened by the latest in the Otter saga (hysteria).

 

Not in my name, pal!