A wet winter has seen Britain's otter population flourish and they are raiding people's gardens and eating their fish — some of which are worth hundreds of pounds each. Mr Aeberhard said that some of the impressive koi carp in the pond were worth hundreds of pounds. 'We have had a couple of heron raids in the past and have had two herons caught in the heron wires that we installed above and around the perimeter of our pond.' 'A phone call to [pond supply store] Koi Carp in Melksham confirmed that otter raids had been reported in Westbury and other surrounding areas.' 'So as well as heron wires, we've now installed electric wires around our pond.'

Source: Daily Mail March 30, 2020 11:39 UTC