The water vole population was decimated by American mink which were brought to the UK by fur farmers.
The reintroduction, led by the West of England Nature Partnership , in collaboration with Bristol Zoological Society, has seen the mammals re-establish along the Severn Shoreline Levels and Moors, of North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
Ecologist Eric Swithinbank, from the Avon Wildlife Trust , said the "charismatic" animals are "really important mini ecosystem engineers”. AWT has been monitoring the voles numbers and it said there is “a lot of evidence” of the species' return. The project is part of the region’s broader Severn Shoreline restoration programme and has been supported by a £370,000 grant from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority .They maintain riverbanks and their burrows are used by other species, including bumble bees for nesting sites, he added.
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