Happy World Otter Day! We want to say a huge thank you to our collection network who make what we do possible. In particular the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales who do equally amazing work in England and Wales. We received 157 otters thanks to the brilliant people supporting us.
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Celebrate National Mammal Week with CUOP for all the incredible wild mammals in UK!🎉
Otter #4801 is a juvenile found dead near Oxford. The otter was estimated to be approximately 2 months old, but lacked any development of hind limbs or pelvis.
On the 16th February Cardiff University Otter Project held a stall at the 'Be A Scientist' event in Sbarc|Spark. It was wonderful to meet some young aspiring scientists and introduce them to the Otter Project! 🦦
The original research paper that the press report is based on can be found here: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Introducing our newest member Solveig! She is a vet student from France here to learn about what we do and conduct a research project. 🦦
Abstract. Non-invasive genetic monitoring of endangered species and populations is a crucial component of conservation biology, especially for elusive spec
Welcome our new placement student for April -- Tim Trautner!!🎉🦦
🌎️5TH JUNE 2026 WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY🌱
🍀🌸Contaminants disrupt the balance of the ecosystem, leading to direct harm to aquatic organisms and significant effects throughout the food web.
🦦🌊Apex predators such as otters are most vulnerable to the impacts of water pollution.
Our new paper on mitogenome sequences from otter spraint, with Sarah and Jenny as joint first authors, has been featured in an article by phys.org!
Read the article here:
phys.org/news/2026-03...
We are exploring next steps to investigate the potential cause, which is most likely to be a genetic abnormality, but could potentially be teratogenic chemicals. If there have been any other sightings of mammals with no hind limbs in the UK, we would love it if you could get in contact with us!