Adorable footage shows otters and badgers relaxing and playing with their young in North Wales as the coronavirus lockdown leads to a marked reduction in human activity
- Hidden cameras in rural North Wales captured the footage of the animals
- Shows several badgers playing together in the middle of the night
- Wildlife expert from Wales also saw video of an otter playing with its cub
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Footage of elusive wildlife in Britain reveals badgers and otters relaxing during the coronavirus lockdown.
Video captured by hidden cameras in rural North Wales caught the animals moving around at night and playing with each other.
According to the wildlife expert who captured the adorable shots, the animals are flourishing during the pandemic thanks to reduced human activity in their habitat.
Wildlife expert from Wales also saw video of an otter playing with its cub (pictured). The footage was captured in North Wales
One piece of video shows an otter happily playing with its cub, while four badgers go about their daily business at night (pictured)
One video clip shows an otter happily playing with its pup, while four badgers go about their daily business.
Former head ranger Mal Ingham said: ‘The otters will be feeling more relaxed about travelling up and down the waterways.
‘There’s less human activity. They are more inclined to travel around and explore. Otters wander far and wide, people are reporting seeing them more often.
‘There are less people on the canals and less human disturbance on boats and through angling.
According to wildlife expert who captured the adorable shots, the animals are flourishing during the pandemic thanks to reduced human activity in their habitat.
Mr Ingham is a former Head Ranger & Wildlife Officer and reviewed the footage. He revealed that since the lockdown forced people to stay at home, he was been getting more alerts from the remote cameras
‘The otters and badgers are on private land – with no public footpaths – but that wildlife does encounter humans elsewhere.’
Mr Ingham is a former Head Ranger & Wildlife Officer who has published books on some of Britain’s wildlife. He is now in charge of reviewing all sightings of badgers, foxes and otters in Flintshire, North Wales.
He revealed that since the lockdown forced people to stay at home, he was been getting more alerts from the remote cameras.
Across the country, creatures are making the most of empty streets and quiet footpaths.
In Llandudno, North Wales, mountain goats have ventured into the town centre and at York train station, a goose has laid its eggs.
Former head ranger Mr Ingham said: ”There’s less human activity. They are more inclined to travel around and explore. Otters wander far and wide, people are reporting seeing them more often’
Across the country, creatures are making the most of empty streets and quiet footpaths. In Llandudno, north Wales, mountain goats have ventured into the town centre and at York train station, a goose has laid its eggs