Thursday, October 16, 2008

Otter Reintroduction




Oct. 14 - We've got otters!!
Five river otters from Washington state were transported to Taos, NM, and released into the Rio Pueblo de Taos. Two males and three females cautiously left their holding pens and started to explore their new home soon after the doors of the pens were opened. They all looked happy and healthy, and our team gave a collective sigh of relief. This was the culmination of a 9 year effort to return otters to the state. After a short time in the immediate area all the otters disappeared up and down the stream. 

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