"We didn't know they were up there." Wildlife experts thrilled to discover rare species thriving in unexpected location: ...

Beavers reintroduced to a Scottish rainforest in 2009 may have created the “right conditions” for another native species to flourish, according to conservationists. Water voles, once abundant ...

In Scotland a water vole becomes a triathlete - sprinting across ... which means that she helps to create opportunities for other animals to flourish. By eating a third of her body weight everyday ...

Water voles are protected under Wildlife and Countryside ... They believe keeping the river clear of weeds and silt is vital, and think animals are prioritised over people. "Don't get me wrong ...

Usually found across riverbanks in Wales, water voles have now taken up habitat in the valleys, which could help prevent their local extinction. Robert Parry, chief executive of the Initiative for ...

The spokesperson added: "We have identified the water vole as a priority species in our ... standards and would not be a threat to any other animals." The policy document explains The ...

As part of its attempts to arrest the decline in water voles in the United Kingdom over the past few ... but the conservationists behind the project are confident the animals will soon be using their ...

but scientists are now using environmental DNA to assess terrestrial animals. Newly constructed ramps will expand the habitat available to a colony of water voles in London, and similar ramps ...

Water voles brought back to the Lake District New hope for rare rodent after forest find Rare butterfly species reintroduced to Wales Discovered in the upland landscape of the Rhondda and Afan ...

Water voles brought back to the Lake District New hope for rare rodent after forest find Rare butterfly species reintroduced to Wales Discovered in the upland landscape of the Rhondda and Afan valleys ...