# @theoregonian on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C9SnT7qBJcj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20535524-theoregonian-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-07-11T18:00:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Oregonian (@theoregonian) — https://gondola.cc/theoregonian

## Caption

Last month, Oregon State Park ranger Tyler Banks found the otter pups in a ditch in The Cove Palisades State Park outside Madras, according to Think Wild, the Bend-based wildlife hospital that brought them in.

“Animals that become comfortable around humans cannot safely or humanely be returned to the wild, so we are taking extreme measures to ensure the otter pups do not associate humans or their scent with food or safety,” says Pauline Hice, director of wildlife rehabilitation at Think WIld.

Read more at the link in our bio.

📷 by thinkwildco #otters #otterpups #toocute

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