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‘Emotional and horrific’: volunteers ‘live’ as Somerset animals to study wildlife risks
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‘Emotional and horrific’: volunteers ‘live’ as Somerset animals to study wildlife risks

The Guardian Environment · Jun 22, 2026, 12:14 PM

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People trained to experience world as otters, salmon and other River Tone creatures for pioneering research What does a kestrel make of the dog sniffing in the long grass below? Why does an exhausted salmon pause before a weir? How will an otter experience the rumble of a passing train?Eighteen people have spent six weeks swimming, slithering and soaring as otters, salmon, earthworms, red deer and kestrels in an attempt to better document the risks for wild animals in our human-dominated landscape. Continue reading...

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