Otter’s return to [Belgian] Flanders highlights shared threat with wolves: Road traffic
From BelganNewsAgency.eu:
The otter, long absent from Flanders, was recently spotted in Willebroek – raising hopes of a cautious comeback. But like wolves, which have become established in parts of Belgium, otters now face a major threat: road traffic.
Considered locally extinct since the 1980s, the otter is now making a cautious return to Belgium, thanks to improved water quality and wetland restoration efforts led by WWF and its partners. But conservationists warn that road traffic could become a major threat to its survival – a problem already evident in the Netherlands.
