River otter sighting in the Detroit River

A river otter seen in the Detroit River earlier this month.
@Deepizzaguy (94567)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
May 21, 2022 3:10pm CST
Windsor University in Ontario Canada marine ecologist Eric Ste Marie went for a walk with his close friend before they would go to work at the school which is close to the USA border which is separated by the Detroit River about two weeks ago when he saw a river otter swimming in the river. The reason that is a huge discovery on behalf of Eric is that thanks to efforts to clean up the pollution on the Detroit River in recent years is that river otters have not been seen in the Detroit River for over 100 years due to the animals being killed by humans and the otters not wanting to be in a polluted river. The sign of river otters being seen in the river as well as the lakes in the Michigan and Canada regions means that the water is safe for humans and animals to go swimming once again.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
22 May 22
That is wonderful news. All our waterways should be cleaned up.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (94567)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 May 22
I agree with you since we all want to have clean water to drink and bathe.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (94567)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 May 22
@RubyHawk That is good to know that mills cannot release dye into the rivers.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
22 May 22
@Deepizzaguy I think it’s slowly happening. Mills can no longer release dye into the rivers and our water is cleaner than years ago.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
22 May 22
That's so cool. Otters are so cute. I'm glad the water is clean enough for them again.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (94567)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 May 22
So am I.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (111190)
• El Paso, Texas
21 May 22
And just as soon as humans begin swimming in it again they will pollute it with their sunscreens and tanning lotions. People shouldn't swim in rivers, lakes or oceans because we are the problem.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (94567)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 May 22
You are right.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (48447)
• Canada
21 May 22
I saw coverage of this on the news last week. Its amazing really.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (94567)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 May 22
I agree with you that are some good news related to the waters in our world being cleaned up.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 May 22
That's so nice to hear that the otters are returning to the area.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (94567)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 May 22
I agree with you since there are too many stories of polluted rivers these days in the news.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
21 May 22
A good thing to see him swimming. I love otters.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (94567)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 May 22
I agree with you that it is nice to see otters swimming in the Detroit River once again.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (134465)
• Roseburg, Oregon
21 May 22
That is good news that the water is safe for humans and animals again.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (94567)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 May 22
I agree with you.
Luis Asuncion
@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
21 May 22
It's more fun in swimming. Just keep safe always.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (94567)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 May 22
That is true.
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