A rare species has returned to the region after it was extirpated in Ohio for decades, and its numbers are increasing across the state.
A fisher was spotted earlier this year on a wildlife camera at Cleveland Metroparks, and was identified by Wildlife Management Coordinator Andy Burmesch. This fisher sighting is the first in Cuyahoga County in nearly 200 years, and the first fisher to ever be spotted at Cleveland Metroparks.
The fisher is a mid-sized mustelid mammal related to the weasel that is typically found in forests…