Ep. 179 : Northern River Otter

<p>A friend told me that someone in their small village had spotted a Northern River Otter (<em>Lontra canadensis</em>) in the same river the passes through the city where I live. This is the closest sighting of a River Otter to my neck of the woods I have ever heard of. I was so excited that I ran to my &nbsp;desk where I had all of my mammal books out anyways, and flipped to the River Otter entries and started learning. <br> I ended up recording some of the important things in a couple of the entries, but then got to thinking about where the word Otter comes from, and from there ended up re-reading a portion of one of my favorite stories of all time, which happens to feature an Otter character.</p> <p>This show is tribute to all animals who are experiencing range expansions, moving back into their historic territories and holding it down for the future. As I mentioned to the person who observed the Otter in an email, “[a]midst all the rough news of the year, this is some good news to hear.”</p> <p><br></p>