Emily Luck, water vole officer at PTES said the "vole-unteers" would be asked to pick from a series of set walks and look for signs of water voles, such as burrows and "green and brown tic-tac ...

The People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) said the native water vole population has plummeted by 90% since the 1970s. It is asking for "vole-unteers" to check sites across the North East ...

In 2000, water voles were declared extinct in Devon, after surveys of the county's waterways could find no sign of them.

Every year, volunteer surveyors cover around 215km of streams, ditches and rivers looking for tell-tale signs of water voles. We record the locations and monitor them every year. Thanks to three ...

More than 100 water voles are set to be released in Yorkshire to boost the survival chances of the endangered ... Telltale signs of the presence of water voles include burrows in the riverbank, ...

were now mink-free—a positive sign not only for water voles, but other native species of birds, fish, and amphibians. “It’s been extraordinarily successful,” says Bill Amos, professor of ...

A wildlife charity has started an appeal for volunteers to help count and spot the signs of water voles. It comes after more than 200 voles were reintroduced at Trentham Gardens, in Stoke-on-Trent ...

The trust has been assisted by volunteers who were trained to look for signs of water vole occupation. The volunteers use poles to part vegetation as they search for latrines and feeding sites ...

A project to reintroduce water voles to South Downs National Park has been declared a success after new signs of activity were spotted. More than 2,800 of the creatures have been released along ...

Project leaders and volunteers spent a day in the North-East with spaniel Hettie, along with her experienced handler, Louise Wilson, to help locate water vole signs along banksides and pond edges.