Otters Are Back In The Detroit River After 100 Years

River otter
Photo credit Getty Image/supermatros

I love seeing otters at zoos. Now an otter has been spotted in the Detroit River. Pollution made this disappear many years ago but now they are back. That could be a good sign of results from local environmental awareness.

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Scientist John Hartig, "It's the first time in 100 years that we have an otter in the Detroit River." Wow! "This is a sign of hope, this means that our pollution prevention and our pollution control programs do work."

This is truly a great sign of improvement in our region, "That is one of the single most remarkable ecological recovery stories in North America, and it's in our back yard." More here.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Getty Image/supermatros