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If you find a dead otter

If you find a dead otter in England, please phone +44 03708 506506 (Environment Agency)
If you find a dead otter in Scotland, please contact the International Otter Survival Fund on +44 01471 822 487 or the Scottish National Heritage
If you find a dead otter in Wales, please phone +44 0300 065 3000 (Environment Agency) or +44 0800 807060
If you find a dead otter in the Shetland Islands please contact the local Scottish National Heritage office on +44 01595693345 or by email (northern_isles@snh.gov.uk)
If you find a dead otter in Northern Ireland, please contact National Museums of Northern Ireland 

You can report all wildlife road mortalities on Project Splatter

For wildlife staff in England and Wales please follow these instructions

Legislation and Action Plans

Under current EU legislation, a licence is needed to possess or transport dead specimens of animal species, such as Lutra lutra, listed on Annex IV of the Habitats Directive 
Otter Action Plan 1995

Websites

Cardiff University Otter Project
UK Wild Otter Trust