I once saw an otter quite happily living in a Welsh slate mine

The time to start worrying is when the wild life has got teeth and can move faster than you.!!


GAVIN :thumbsup:

DCRO were asked to go to the help of a six week old calf which had fallen into old mine workings. Local cavers had already been down at the request of the farmer and reported the animal to be alive. A DCRO team of a dozen attended and in an operation lasting nearly four hours they successfully brought the animal to the surface.
The calf was either very lucky or very skilful. It jumped an initial 4 metres or so down the mine entrance. Then it ignored the first underground shaft on offer in favour of descending the next (5 metres) - wisely without making use of a rather dangerous iron ladder. Now gaining in confidence it made its way to the top of the next pitch (21 metres) which it descended rapidly and again without using a rope cleverly avoiding terminal velocity with the little used (and rarely successful) ricochet method. One more adrenaline hit descending a final 9 metre pitch and it found a side passage in which to make itself comfortable while it tried to work out how to get back up. It is now believed to be looking for a good caving club. Any offers?

What kind of irresponsible idiot takes a dog in a mine though??

Otters, rabbits, fish, newts, tadpoles, bats, owl, snake, worms, ants, frogs, mice, ducks, moths, spiders and an albino frog that's been in the one place for years - no idea what he gets to eat though.