Pine marten’s American cousin

SEVEN fisher cats were released into the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington State on December 3. The three males and four females had been trapped in British Columbia.

Mon, 28 Dec, 2015 - 00:00

Richard Collins

Richard Collins is a polymath from Limerick with a special interest in birds, particularly swans.

The fisher cat is related to our own “cait crainn”, the marten cat or pine marten.

These mustelids are not cats; their nearest and dearest are stoats and otters.

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