We are a UK-based charity dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating injured or abandoned otters, giving them specialist 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, habitat fragmentation, and pollution/ poor water quality continue to have a negative impact on the UK's fragile otter population. 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. Globally the Eurasian otter is still categorised as ‘near-threatened’ on the IUCN red list of threatened species.
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 60 animals if full.
