At last Oskar and Tivacudda came face to face and what an absolute joy it was to see how excited they were to finally meet...
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Oskar meets Tivacudda – Part Two
The big day arrived to introduce Oskar and Tivacudda to each other, but the first step was to persuade them into their cages…and the best...
Oskar meets Tivacudda – Part One
We decided to see if we could put our two young otters Oskar and Tivacudda together to add some spice to their lives. We’ve never...
An otter insurgency
Over the years we have had various attempts by otters to break out of the sanctuary, but this year we had our first break in....
See Ramsay go!
Remember Ramsay, the ravenous young otter who tried to break into the North Haven care home at Brae a while ago? After we managed to...
Oskar discovers a flatfish
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...
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...