Researchers find that otter poop can tell important information about the ecosystem

Researchers find that otter poop can tell important information about the ecosystem

By Caroline Foreback Click here for updates on this story     EDGEWATER, Maryland (WJZ) — Otters may look adorable, but scientists say their poop is a goldmine of information. A new study from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland, found that otter poop, or “scat,” serves as a natural report card for the ecosystem. What does otter poop tell us? A team of scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center s…