I was driving home last night and a otter crossed the road in a very busy area, right over Estero Parkway Bridge. It was around 1:30 AM and it was also dark, which made it difficult to see it. He was running from an area that used to be woods, but is now cleared for construction. It's going to be an extension of apartments, where a lot of FGCU students live. I've been watching this clearing happening and it made me wonder where all the animals that lived there were going to go, and I guess they are trying to cross the road where there is less than an acre of woods there, which will probably be cut down soon too. This is not the first time I've seen an otter cross this busy road, and it worries me. There is so much construction happening in Florida because of all the people who want to live here, and soon, there may not be a place where these animals can find refuge. It makes me really appreaciate how FGCU has land that they will absolutely not build on. FGCU students can appreciate wildlife and wilderness of Florida right on campus. I just hope the construction and building happening here at least starts to slow down before there are no wooded areas.
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