Visitors to Vancouver鈥檚 serene on the weekend saw something very unusual going on: A wayward river otter was helping himself to the koi in the pond.
the otter has eaten five of the pond鈥檚 adult koi fish.
The hungry river otter was himself a fish out of water, as the saying goes 鈥� this is the first time the Chinese Garden has ever found a river otter in its pond.
Some speculate the river otter got to the pond by way of the sewer system.
The garden鈥檚 staff reached out to the Vancouver Aquarium, who can鈥檛 take custody of the otter since it isn鈥檛 a marine mammal. The Vancouver Park Board is reportedly working to relocate the otter, however.
The otter was first spotted at the Chinese Garden pond on Saturday, and was still there Monday, .
For the Chinese Garden, which has struggled of late to maintain and grow its koi population in, the river otter鈥檚 presence is bittersweet 鈥� after all, it鈥檚 feasting on the fish they care for.
The park board is expected to be on site Tuesday.
鈥淲e ask that the public not feed the otter, and as always, strongly urge against any release of wildlife into the pond,鈥� reads a press release from Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.
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