ANIMAL lovers can now see European Otters, one of Britain's most popular species, at Tilgate Nature Centre.
Taz, a three-year-old male, and his two-year-old sister Skye, have lived at the popular Nature Centre since July 1.
They were born at Wildwood at Herne Bay in Kent.
The exhibit was opened to the public on Saturday (July 19), allowing the otter
s time to get used to their new surroundings.
They are fed several times a day and eat a diet that includes trout, eels, chicks, mice, quail, crayfish, mussels, prawns and crabs.
Visitors to the Nature Centre have the chance to learn more about these beautiful animals and the threats to them and other wetland species both in Britain and around the world.
European Otters have the widest distribution of all the otter species can be found throughout Europe across Asia to China. They are usually found living along the coast, especially in Scotland, as well as in freshwater.
Otters living by rivers are active mainly at night, while those in coastal areas are often seen during the day.
European Otters are listed by IUCN, the World Conservation Union, as a near-threatened species. Although it is making a comeback in Western Europe, including Britain, very little is known of its status across Asia.
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