AAe’s ecologists have extensive experience in surveying for otters and can provide survey reports and mitigation plans for any development projects that could affect otters. They can provide advice on cost-effective and practical solutions to avoiding any negative impacts of the development on otters but, where impacts are unavoidable, advise and oversee applying for mitigation licenses, and the supervision of their implementation
Surveying techniques including searching for evidence of otters, such as:
- dung (spraints)
- tracks (footprints)
- feeding remains
- otter slides (into water)
- holts (underground dens)
- couches (above ground sites where otters rest during the day)
