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Originally Posted by shirl  Hi
Given the mink situation on the river, is it possible that some of the water voles have migrated to the stream which joins it? Let's hope that might be the case and some will indeeed survive.
Shirl |
The river colonies are very weak and come and go with the streams sustaining the overall population. In 2007 I understand there was very few signs of activity on the main river and the streams sustained the population . Last year we found a number of new colonies including site 3 but as you say they are more prone to Mink attack. Bedfordshire had a dedicated but temporary co-ordinator who done a fantastic job of recruiting, re-equiping and trapping but without the funding those left are less organised.
Roy