MARY and Joseph are having a wild time again after being cared for at the RSPCA Stapeley Grange wildlife centre.
The otters were admitted into RSPCA care in December 2015 after they were found cold and hungry during severe storms.
Over almost 12 months staff at the centre fed and closely monitored the pair in their new otter enclosure.
Now, one year on the pair have been released back into the wild.
RSPCA Stapeley Grange manager Lee Stewart said: “Rehabilitating orphaned otters is a long and tricky task.
“We had to hand rear them, but without letting them get too used to human contact - it’s so important to keep them wild.”
“It is so heart-warming to return an animal to the wild, but when you know how much work has gone into looking after them, treating them, feeding them and keeping them alive it is all the more rewarding.”
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