Dolphins are swimming their way back to New York City’s Bronx River for the first time in over five years
. On Monday, a pair of dolphins were spotted in the river, which flows through southeast New York, according to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The department posted a video of the cetaceans bobbing through the water at Starlight Park on Twitter. “It’s true—dolphins were spotted in the Bronx River this week!” wrote the department. “This is great news—it shows that the decades-long effort to restore the river as a healthy habitat is working.
” This is the first time dolphins have been seen in the Bronx River since 2017, the department told CNN over email. Dolphins were spotted in the East River as recently as last year. The department explained it restocks the river with alewife and other fish, which likely attracted the dolphins. The Bronx River Alliance, a nonprofit that works to protect and restore the river, also confirmed the sightings on social media.
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