How is Colorado’s river otter population faring 50 years after reintroduction?

How is Colorado’s river otter population faring 50 years after reintroduction?

Fifty years ago, Colorado Parks and Wildlife took steps to return the river otter to waterways across the state. Now, the agency has dedicated the next 12 months to documenting how the playful, water-loving mammals are doing — and it wants the public’s help. On Monday, April 13, Parks and Wildlife launched a program to track the success of its reintroduction efforts five decades later. With what it’s calling the Otter YEAR, short for yearlong en…