CLEVELAND (WJW) — Cleveland Metroparks is highlighting an exciting wildlife sighting experts say proves conservation efforts are working.
A fisher, an animal in the same family as weasels, mink, martens and otters, according to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, was spotted on a wildlife camera in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, earlier this year, a Saturday Instagram post from Cleveland Metroparks stated.
Though dozens of reported sightings have been filed in several Ohio counties, including the first in 2013, this marks the first verified sighting in Cuyahoga County and Cleveland Metroparks, according to Cleveland Metroparks Ecologist Jonathan Cepek…