River Otter

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As a result of habitat loss and the overhunting of fur, river otters were extinct in Georgia by the mid-twentieth century. After being successfully reintroduced, however, otters now thrive throughout the state.

Photograph by Melinda Smith Mullikin, New Georgia Encyclopedia

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