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Ratty's Return to the Lake District
Conservationists have released 200 water voles at a restored nature reserve in Cumbria, to help create a thriving population of the endangered mammals.
Conservationists and volunteers have released 200 water voles at a restored nature reserve in Cumbria, to help create a thriving population of the endangered mammals.
Water voles were once widespread in rivers and lakes across the UK, but have been almost wiped out in recent decades - because of loss of habitat and invasive predators, including American mink.
The 大象传媒's Science Correspondent, Victoria Gill, joined the teams at work in the Lake District - for this episode of our podcast, 5 Minutes On.
IMAGE CREDIT: Kreyn Photography/Getty Creative
