Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Andrew Rosindell (Conservative), on Tuesday, 13 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 51 members in total.

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INCREASE OF OTTER POPULATION IN THE U.K.

That this House welcomes the fourth Otter Survey of England, conducted by the Environment Agency, English Nature and the Wildlife Trusts, which reveals that the otter population in Britain has increased 527 per cent. since the first survey in 1977; notes that this is largely due to natural re-colonisation; further notes that otter numbers in Britain had previously come close to extinction; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to ensure that this species is protected so that numbers do not fall to such low levels again.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1200 

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Nature conservation Otters

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk