Camera star: Murkle was rescued near the village of Lybster (Picture: Scottish SPCA)

A baby otter cub found disorientated on a Scottish street is on the mend after being rescued by an animal welfare charity.

Lost Murkle was spotted by a member of the public near the village of Lybster on Scotland’s east coast on October 3.

The eight-week-old is currently being cared for at the Scottish SPCA’s National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fishcross, Clackmannanshire.

Playful: The cute cub appears to be enjoying her new home (Picture: Scottish SPCA)

‘Murkle was very sick, weak and lethargic when she was found,’ explained Inspector Audrey Gunn.


‘Sadly, it’s possible her mother has been killed or frightened off. She wouldn’t have been able to survive on her own as otters usually remain with their parents until they’re around a year old.



‘After some time in a heated room at the vets Murkle became a lot brighter.

‘I was advised to feed her trout and I gave the fishmonger a bit of a laugh when I told him who I was shopping for. He joked that Murkle was better fed than him.’

Otterly adorable: Murkle will eventually be released back into the wild (Picture: Scottish SPCA)

The Scottish SPCA hopes to release Murkle back into the wild in around 12 months when she is ‘fit and healthy and able to fend for herself’.