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Rare Sighting: A River Otter
Caught on camera by Westerly Marina's Joe DeMarchis and celebrated by Riverkeeper

Caught on camera at Westerly Marina in Ossining: a river otter hunting in a patch of open water.
“River Otter numbers in the Hudson Valley have been much reduced because of hunting and pollution,” wrote John Lipscomb on Riverkeeper’s Boat Blog.
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IMAGE: Joe DeMarchis photo
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