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| Otter attacks koi carp in New Forest garden pond | Otter attacks koi carp in New Forest garden pond |
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| The otter was filmed through a window by a surprised neighbour | The otter was filmed through a window by a surprised neighbour |
| The otter was filmed through a window by a surprised neighbour | The otter was filmed through a window by a surprised neighbour |
| Footage of an otter attacking koi carp fish in a garden pond has emerged as a rare sighting of the creature in the New Forest. | Footage of an otter attacking koi carp fish in a garden pond has emerged as a rare sighting of the creature in the New Forest. |
| Neighbours of Tony Stride filmed the otter through a window as it raided the pond at his New Forest home, near Ashurst, killing about 10 fish. | Neighbours of Tony Stride filmed the otter through a window as it raided the pond at his New Forest home, near Ashurst, killing about 10 fish. |
| Naturalist Prof Russell Wynn said it was "amazing" to see an otter hunting in the daylight. | |
| Mr Stride said he had "mixed emotions" but planned to restock the pond. | Mr Stride said he had "mixed emotions" but planned to restock the pond. |
| The hungry otter ate a pond full of koi carp fish | The hungry otter ate a pond full of koi carp fish |
| He explained that he had been away and neighbours had been in his house feeding his cat when they noticed the fish "moving erratically" in the fish pond outside. | He explained that he had been away and neighbours had been in his house feeding his cat when they noticed the fish "moving erratically" in the fish pond outside. |
| "They took the dramatic footage you see of our unwanted guest," he said. | "They took the dramatic footage you see of our unwanted guest," he said. |
| "It's a shame but we'll start again and get more fish, and better protect them against otters this time. | "It's a shame but we'll start again and get more fish, and better protect them against otters this time. |
| "It's nice to know the wildlife is there. We live in the forest so we expected something but not quite as dramatic as that." | "It's nice to know the wildlife is there. We live in the forest so we expected something but not quite as dramatic as that." |
| Otters are normally only spotted at night using remote cameras | Otters are normally only spotted at night using remote cameras |
| Prof Wynn, from the Wild New Forest group, said otters were making a comeback in the New Forest in recent years, following a decline in river water quality. | Prof Wynn, from the Wild New Forest group, said otters were making a comeback in the New Forest in recent years, following a decline in river water quality. |
| However, he said they were normally only spotted using remote cameras put out in the forest. | However, he said they were normally only spotted using remote cameras put out in the forest. |
| He added the footage "was amazing - we are so lucky to have otters back in the New Forest now, but we just don't see them because they are nocturnal - so we're really lucky to see that up close". | He added the footage "was amazing - we are so lucky to have otters back in the New Forest now, but we just don't see them because they are nocturnal - so we're really lucky to see that up close". |
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