Once Locally Extinct, ‘Top Predator’ River Otter Flourishing Again in New Mexico

 

Conservationists in New Mexico are celebrating the state’s expanding population of wild river otters, as their numbers have tripled in the last 14 years. Though native to the state, the beasts were extirpated completely during the 1900s, likely due to a mixture of overtrapping and habitat destruction. However, groups can now be seen swimming about […]

The post Once Locally Extinct, ‘Top Predator’ River Otter Flourishing Again in New Mexico appeared first on Good News Network.