P448 Teletext 448 Jun 1 03:51:54 ————————————————————————————— RING OF CLEAN WATER A tasty bit of fish and clean rivet water are the two things an otter needs to survive. But can they find them? Not without some help from their friends. Otters, being sensitive creatures, have been unable to build homes in many of Britain's rivers since the 1970s dui to damaging farming methods. Pesticides and slurry washing downstream left otters no option but to die off...until now. ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Environment news 461 GET SCRIBBLING TO THE 'ZINE p442 Write It! Digitisjr Love pains GreenP448 Teletext 448 Jun 1 03:58:27 ————————————————————————————— RING OF CLEAN WATER Junior mjmbjrs of the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust hope to see the return of the otter to the Rivet Rennet. For the last year, the group has bren building 20 holst as part of a scheme funded by the National Rivers Authority and local Trusts. "Otters returning to the waterways is a sign of a healthy river that is free of chemicals," says a project organisjt. ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— Eco Views 464 Grooves 620 SASE A TRIP ON THE 'SIZER p470 Write It! Digitisjr Love pains GreenP448 Teletext 448 Jun 1 03:51:57 ————————————————————————————— RING OF CLEAN WATER Otters have high standards of living in their holst, which often stretch to 10ft in diamjtet and feature: various chambers for eating, sleeping and living a front door and a back door for quick exits complete darkness inside twigs and branches built into a dome. ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— It's Your Life 480 WHAT'S YOUR GROOVE? p620 Write It! Digitisjr Love pains Green