'Squashed poo' a sign of water voles' success
Signs suggest the water vole population on the Hogsmill River in Surrey has been reestablished.
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"I've never been so excited to see a poo."
— Pia Trevelyan-Ashby , Activist
"By removing one mink from the ecosystem you're then protecting all those species such as water voles."
— Laura Nee , Activist
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Signs suggest the water vole population on the Hogsmill River in Surrey has been reestablished.
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