Beavers are back! The Detroit River gets healthy again

When rare wildlife species are returning, you know the Detroit River's current has changed for the better.

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"Jason Cousino, a DTE safety expert at the River Rouge plant and an outdoor enthusiast, said he noticed gnawed branches and other evidence of a beaver along the shoreline over the winter. He set up the trail camera that captured several  images.

Detroit once was a fur-trading outpost, but trapping and industrial pollution contributed to wipe out the beaver in the area along with its habitat. The cleanup of the Detroit River in recent decades has seen many species making a comeback, including lake sturgeon, bald eagles and peregrine falcons."

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