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Otters: Conservation

Asked by Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 15 July 2025UIN 65536

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support otter conservation.

Answered by Mary Creagh

This Government is committed to restoring and protecting nature. Later this year we will publish a revised Environmental Improvement Plan which will set out how we will meet our ambitious Environment Act targets. These include legally binding biodiversity targets on species abundance, species extinction, and habitat creation and restoration, which will support many of our priority species including otter.

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