We are a UK-based charity dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating otter cubs and injured otters, giving them a home and care until they are ready to be released back into the wild. We are committed to protecting and promoting a positive understanding of the European otter and its conservation.
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Mortality on roads, entanglement in fish and lobster traps, and habitat degradation such as pollution continue to have a negative impact on the UK's otter population. The Eurasian otter is still categorised globally as ‘near-threatened’ on the IUCN red list of threatened species. Although otter numbers have drastically improved in the UK since their catastrophic decline in the 1950's/1960's they are a priority Species under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework.
Founded in 1998, and run solely by unpaid volunteers, The UK Wild Otter Trust has been rescuing, rehabilitating & releasing back into the wild, orphaned & injured Eurasian otters. Despite being a small charity, thanks to decades of experience UKWOT are a highly respected authority on the rehabilitation of otters. We have created a specialist rehabilitation centre giving us capacity to care for up to 40 animals if full and are currently working on a second centre.
