Wild Life Returning

It seems forever since I posted a story marked as "good news." Well, here are three.

Perch appear to be rebounding in Lake Michigan.

Cougars, aka Mountain Lions, have been spotted in Illinois and Wisconsin for the first time in over a century.

Obviously with a top predator like a mountain lion stumbling into a populated area there are safety concerns. The apparent surge in perch numbers seems does not yet seem to be confirmed. Still, both make me smile. Humans, in our modern form, have invaded and pushed back nature to the point where we have killed off thousands of animal and plant species. To see some come back makes me think that all hope is not lost.