Nige Cooper took to social media after witnessing otters raiding his garden to find there had been dozens of similar encounters in recent weeks.

'I couldn't believe my eyes' - Cumbrian town blighted by fish-snatching otters

The charity is running out of space to treat the numbers of wild animals needing help.

New 'otter hospital' planned to save and release wild cubs

Otter cubs from across the UK have been rescued from flooded landscapes, following sustained and heavy rainfall this year. 

Very wet weather from January to March has flooded the otters' holts and separated cubs from their parents. 

More than 20 otter cubs rescued after flooded rivers wash their homes away

Keepers at Paradise Park said all four pups are doing “very well”. 

Four otter pups born at Cornwall wildlife sanctuary

Three women were violently attacked by an otter as they floated down the Jefferson River in rubber rings.

Woman airlifted to hospital after rare otter attack in Montana river

Sam and Tilly, the Asian small-clawed otters, have already been busy nest building.

Meet wetland centre's 'otterly' adorable new additions

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An otter has died after getting caught in a fishing net, prompting a warning about the dangers of unlicensed traps.

Otter 'visibly distressed' after friend dies in fishing net 

Bulan and Bintang the Asian small-clawed otters were 'put to sleep' after becoming unwell.

Zoo's otters die together after 15 years of 'curling up'

Staff at the animal centre rescued the eight otters from their enclosures due to heavy rain last month 

Otter cubs returned to enclosures after being driven away by floods 

Undated handout photo issued by the RSPCA of a female otter reunited with her brother after being rescued from inside the engine compartment of a Tesco delivery van. Issue date: Tuesday October 18, 2022.
Credit: RSPCA

The cute creature was found hidden in the van engine after fleeing a seagull attack at a Tesco supermarket, said the RSPCA.

Otter rescued from Tesco van engine is reunited with brother

Two otters who were separated from their mothers during storms when they were cubs are starting life in a new home.

Orphaned otters start new life in Yorkshire 

Windy was spotted wailing for his mum by a member of the public. He's now being looked after by the society in Cheshire.

Otter rescued in Lake District by RSPCA being rehabilitated for return to wild

A member of the public found the cub on Pie Gill in Heathfield, Pateley Bridge. It has been recovering with the RSPCA and will be released back into the wild.

Baby otter rescued by the side of a North Yorkshire road is "doing well"

Two otters from opposite ends of the country have been brought together in Scarborough and, as hoped, they've really hit it off.

A lockdown love story: Pumpkin and Harris are 'otterly' smitten

It not a sight you see every day but a wildlife vlogger has filmed an otter fishing and frolicking in a river in the heart of Norwich city centre.

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