We treated Oskar the otter to a fresh flatfish, a megrim, courtesy of John-Arthur Robertson and the crew of the Radiant Star. The thing is...
Archive for category: Otters
Hungry otter in search of a haven
We were in for a shock in March when we received a call from North Haven Care Centre in Brae. A young otter had been...
Coco survives after mother killed by car
This young otter was found at night by Carolyn Jackson and Lauren Kelsey at the Grobsness junction north of Gonfirth. He was running around his...
Grutness goes south for rewilding
Grutness, the young male otter who arrived at Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary 16 months ago, is being given yet another chance to make it in the...
Hypothermic Louie the otter cub arrives
On Sunday 11 February we received a message about a dead otter near the Trondra/Burra bridge that had been hit by a car on a...
Oskar enjoying all weathers
Oskar the otter cub is now around six months old and is getting well-used to being outside in all weathers, which is just as well...
Tivacudda discovers water!
Tivacudda was outside exploring when she discovered a seed tray that had filled with rainwater over the previous few days. It was her first experience...
Releasing Charlie the otter
Charlie arrived at Hillswick seven months ago from North Nesting where he was abandoned by his mother. We later heard that she’d had three cubs,...
Rescuing Oskar the otter
Our latest arrival turned up last night when we got a knock on the door at about 8pm just as we were sitting down for...
Rescuing Rocky the otter cub
There was good and sad news last week on the otter front. Late on Saturday 10 July we received word of two otter cubs in need of...