Could the water vole become extinct in the UK?

Name: Could the water vole become extinct in the UK?
Uploaded: 2015-05-12T06:53:47.000Z
Duration: 1 min 43 s
Description: The water vole once populated our riverbanks and waterways in the UK, but in the last 15 years water vole numbers have halved, brining them to the brink of extinction.

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The water vole once populated our riverbanks and waterways in the UK, but in the last 15 years water vole numbers have halved, bringing them to the brink of extinction.

The BBC's Graham Satchell visited the Gloucester and Sharpness canal to find out more.

Science & Environment

12 May 2015