Otters: Conservation
(asked on 18th December 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the otter population is growing or declining; and what assessment they have made of the current otter population level.
This question was answered on 5th January 2024
The results from the 2023 national otter surveys are expected to be published mid-2024.The results from the 2010 surveys show a varied picture: in England, the otter population was estimated at 2800 and probably increasing; in Scotland, the population was estimated at 8000 and possibly declining. Survey results from Wales in 2018 showed the population is in decline.