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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lucinda Cameron

Rare burrowing city water voles relocated ahead of drainage works

Fossorial water voles have been moved to another area of Glasgow (Scottish Water/PA) -

Rare water voles which burrow underground in Glasgow have been relocated to a new area ahead of drainage work by Scottish Water.

Unlike other voles which generally live beside streams and rivers, the fossorial voles, first discovered in the city in 2008, live in grassy spaces in the urban environment.

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