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Archive for category: Otters

11.03201911th March 2019
Ranger gets excited

Ranger gets excited

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Ranger

After months of hiding away in his hut, Ranger the otter cub we rescued from Burrastow in July finally showed himself…with considerable style! We could...

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09.0320199th March 2019
The otter, the hooded crow and the flash flood

The otter, the hooded crow and the flash flood

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Unusual visitors

A snatch of life at the otter cam where we released Oskar and Tivacudda in July and continued to provide the occasional nutritional supplement to...

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07.0320197th March 2019
Go Bobo Go!

Go Bobo Go!

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otter release, Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Bobo

Seven weeks after he was brought in to the sanctuary unconscious on a tray by Davy and Kyle Henderson from Mossbank, we were able to...

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05.0320195th March 2019
Burgess and his bottle

Burgess and his bottle

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Burgess

When Burgess the otter cub from Lerwick started to eat his bottle rather than drink from it, we realised it was time to move him...

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19.02201919th February 2019
Bobo getting stronger

Bobo getting stronger

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Bobo

It felt like a miracle. Just one week after Bobo arrived at the sanctuary with the most horrendous face wound it had completely healed, just...

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17.02201917th February 2019
Bobo goes outside

Bobo goes outside

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Bobo

Just five days after arriving unconscious at the sanctuary having been found by two crofters curled up in their shed, half starved and with a...

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16.02201916th February 2019
Bobo survives!

Bobo survives!

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Bobo

We took Bobo the injured otter to the vet the morning after he arrived. He was so low we were concerned that he might not...

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15.02201915th February 2019
Bobo the badly injured otter

Bobo the badly injured otter

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otter rescues, Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Bobo, injured otter, Mossbank

  Davy and Kyle Henderson from Mossbank brought us this poor creature on 4 November. His name is Bobo. He was a fully grown male...

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23.06201823rd June 2018
Ranger gaining confidence

Ranger gaining confidence

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Ranger

It took Ranger the otter cub who was rescued at Burrastow in early June a moment to get over the loss of his mum and...

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14.06201814th June 2018
Ranger in the daisies

Ranger in the daisies

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags otter cub, Ranger

It took Ranger the otter cub who was rescued a week ago at Burrastow a moment to get over the loss of his mum and...

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