GORP - Grand Teton National Park - Wyoming - Wildlife The diversity of wildlife communities in Grand Teton National Park and the Alert observers catch occasional glimpses of snowshoe hares and martens in http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_national_park/wy/wld_gt.htm
Extractions: Wildlife The Tetons owe their existence to movement along a fault found where the mountains meet the valley. Starting 5 - 9 million years ago, movement along the fault with massive earthquakes occurred every thousand years or so. The mountain block uplifted on the west side of the fault while the valley block dropped-down east of the fault. Today the mountains rise more than a mile above Jackson Hole, with total displacement of 30,000 feet along the fault. Ice performed the sculpting and carving of the Tetons. As recently as 15,000 years ago, small mountain glaciers or rivers of ice flowed from high elevation cirques and gouged out U-shaped canyons between the peaks. Mountain glaciers spilled from the canyons to the valley floor, forming basins occupied today by lakes like Leigh, Jenny, Bradley, Taggart and Phelps. Ridges of glacial debris, called moraines, surround these lakes and mark the edge of the glacier's flow. While small glaciers flowed in the Teton Range, a massive glacier covered much of what is now Yellowstone National Park 25,000 years ago. This river of ice flowed south, forming the depression that Jackson Lake fills today, and carried debris as far as Snake River Overlook, eight miles north of Moose on Highway 26-89-191. Today moraines support forests of lodgepole pine and other conifers. Elk and black bear seek refuge and shade in morainal forests and graze in nearby meadows during cooler parts of the day.
Lake Tahoe Environmental Education Coalition martens like oldgrowth forests, but they have been observed in many types of Some of the funding for this kind of wildlife research comes from the Lake http://www.lteec.org/news.php?newsID=89
NWT Wildlife And Fisheries - NWT Wildlife Species - Marten Readings The NWT wildlife web site contains descriptions, distributions, Experimentaloverharvest of martens, Martes americana, in Northwest Territories, Canada. http://www.nwtwildlife.rwed.gov.nt.ca/NWTwildlife/marten/readings.htm
Extractions: Marten Readings Banfield, A.W.F. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Buskirk, S., A. S. Harestad, M.G. Raphael, and R.A. Powell (eds.). Martens, Sables, and Fishers Biology and Conservation. Cornell Univ. Press, Ithaca , New York, U.S.A. Graf, R.P. Experimental overharvest of martens, Martes americana, in Northwest Territories, Canada. in: Forests and Wildlife.... Towards the 21st Century. I. Thompson (ed.) Proceedings of the International Union of Game Biologists XXI Congress, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Novak, M., B.A. Baker, M.D. Obbard and B. Malloch (eds.) Wild Furbearer Management and Conservation in North America. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Government of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Poole, K.G., G.M. Matson, M. A. Strickland, A.J. Magoun, R.P. Graf, and L.M. Dix. 1994. Age and sex determination for American martens and fishers. Pp 204-223. in: Martens, sables, and fishers: biology and conservation . S.W. Buskirk, A.S. Harestad, M.G. Raphael, and R.A. Powell (eds.). Cornell Univ. Press, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A..
The Pine Marten In North-East Yorkshire? pine marten Until the beginning of the nineteenth century pine martens were Dr. Johnny Birks, secretary of the Vincent wildlife Trust and an expert on http://www.ryenats.org.uk/marten02.htm
Extractions: Back to the Newsletter Contents and Home page by Michael Thompson This article is reprinted with permission (with minor modifications) from the North York Moors Association magazine Voice of the Moors One of Britains most beautiful mammals, the pine marten,was relatively common in North Yorkshire until the middle of the nineteenth century but this is not so today. In fact, they are probably extinct or, at least if present, only as a remnant population. As they are predominantly nocturnal and secretive mammals, they are difficult to sight or record. Pine martens are members of the weasel or mustelid family of mammals, and are one of our largest native carnivores. Like the stoat, with its arched-backed gallop, the pine marten has a loping gait. About the size of a domestic cat but larger than a mink, this mammal has a chestnut-brown fur or pelage, with a marked pale yellow to orange throat patch and white belly. It has a large bushy tail. The mustelids have scent or musk glands each side of the anus, hence the derivation of their name. Compared with other mustelids, the pine marten has larger ears and a longer muzzle. In areas where it is common, it is sometimes seen crossing roads at night in car headlights or hunting along hedgerows but the pine marten is also an excellent tree climber. The pine martens main sources of food are mice and voles, but they will take other prey items such as small birds, eggs and, in the autumn, berries. Although they are agile climbers, most hunting occurs at ground level. Squirrels are another food source, as are game birds in unprotected pens. Extensive studies show that less than 1% of the diet of the pine marten comprises game birds.
Pine Marten - Martes Martes: More Information - ARKive Pine martens are territorial, and mark their range with faeces (scats) Pine martens and their dens are afforded full protection under the wildlife and http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/mammals/Martes_martes/more_info.html
Extractions: back to top Listed on Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 and Schedule 3 of The Conservation Regulations 1994 back to top This elusive, generally nocturnal species has chestnut-brown to dark brown fur with a creamy-yellow bib. The tail is long and fluffy back to top Found throughout most of central and northern Europe . In the UK it is restricted to the Scottish Highlands and Grampian, and a few populations occur in southern Scotland. The pine marten is extinct throughout most of England and Wales with a few scattered records in the north and in Wales You can view distribution information for this
Elusive Mammal Sought wildlife Trust, said Im reasonably confident we do have martens in the Moors, For more information about pine martens visit www.vwt.org.uk Any http://www.nfucountryside.org.uk/newsruralwildlife-1229.htm
Extractions: 01 November 2004 Forest chiefs are stepping up the search for a creature that until recently some conservationists thought was extinct in England. Until the 19th century the pine marten, a tree climbing mammal similar in appearance to a ferret or a stoat but significantly larger, inhabited large areas of England but persecution and habitat loss drove it back to its present day refuge in the highlands of Scotland. The pine marten is the second rarest carnivore in Britain after the wild cat. Now persistent reports of sightings in the western fringe of the North York Moors has prompted the Forestry Commission, working with the National Park, Hull University and local conservationists, to lay out special bait feeding tubes lined with sticky tape, in a bid to collect hair samples for DNA analysis. Delicacies lined up to lure the creature include bread and jam sandwiches and chicken wings. Conservationists hope to strike lucky and prove once and for all that the pine marten still lives in the area and take steps to help it in its struggle for survival. Brian Walker, Forestry Commission Biodiversity Officer, said: My gut feeling is that we do have pine martens in this part of North Yorkshire. Over the years weve had many sightings, some cases of mistaken identity, but others are very convincing. One of these came in July when an experienced ornithologist and wildlife photographer saw a creature matching the description of a pine marten. If we can find conclusive evidence they do exist then we can take steps to alter the forest environment to suit its needs.
Fall 2001 Newsletter, Alaska Chapter Of The Wildlife Society Evaluation of the Tongass Forest Plan for Conservation of wildlife The goalof this study is to relate density of martens to availability of prey on http://mercury.bio.uaf.edu/ak-tws/aktwsfall01.htm
Extractions: Message from the President By: Gino Del Frate Anchorage 2004 I have just returned from Reno Nevada where TWS hosted the 2001 annual conference. At that meeting I was hoping to find out if TWS council was going to approve the Alaska Chapters bid to host this conference in 2004. Well, we made the final cut and the decision will be between Alberta, Canada and us. Alberta would like to add a bit of international flavor to the national conference and has put together an excellent bid. The decision will be made after site visits are completed later this month. Stay tuned. In other business at this meeting the Council approved a motion to adopt the Alaska Chapters position statement on oil exploration and development in ANWR. See the related story in this issue. A big thank-you goes out to all on the committee who worked on this position. Thanks to all who returned their ballots. We were ahead of the national average with approximately 25% of the members voting. In addition to the ANWR position being approved, we approved the Strategic Plan and voted in new regional representatives. Congratulations to Tom Paragi, Tom Schumacher and Herman Griese for being elected as regional representatives. In other business the executive board has been hard at work revising the bylaws for the chapter with President Elect Doug Larsen in charge on this effort. I am happy to announce that the revised bylaws are now available for members to review and comment. You can access a copy at our website (
Marten martens are mammals of coniferous forests in northern and western North America . Species List wildlife in Danger Wolf Management Plan http://wildlife.state.co.us/education/mammalsguide/marten.asp
Extractions: Personalize Site / Sign up for DOW Insider MARTEN T he marten (often called pine marten or American marten) is a weasel that lives in trees. Males are 2 feet long, with an 8-inch tail and weigh 1 1/2 pounds. Females are 10 to 20 percent smaller and weigh only half as much as males. The animals are brown, right to the tip of the tail, and a paler yellowish orange beneath. M M artens are mostly nocturnal, but when they are hungry they are active any time, day or night. As other weasels, martens are active year round. In coldest weather they may den in a tree hole or chickaree nest. M This page last updated 06/30/05 Headlines for Friday, September 23, 2005 Teacher Workshop To Focus on Playas
Extractions: Here are 10 things you may not know about newly crowned CITGO Bassmaster Angler of the Year Aaron Martens. It was at the age of 16 that Martens first began impressing fishermen throughout the West as he dominated Castaic, Calif., area team tournaments with his mother, Carol. The Martens took Angler of the Year honors 11 times and were a fearsome duo in southern California tournaments. My husband and I had an argument when Aaron was in high school and wanted to give up varsity volleyball to fish tournaments on Saturdays, Carol said. My husband said there was no future or money in fishing. I said there was no future or money in volleyball. Aaron and I won. Two years ago, Martens moved from California to Leeds, Ala., to reduce his driving/travel time and learn more about Southern bass fishing.
Animal Protection Institute - Hunting Study Drawing Fire DENVER Environmentalists are attacking a state wildlife biologist s If hunting seasons are reopened for swift fox, the weasellike martens and possum http://www.api4animals.org/1031.htm
Extractions: Associated Press DENVER Environmentalists are attacking a state wildlife biologist's recommendation that hunting seasons be opened for swift fox, pine marten and opossum. In a draft analysis obtained by The Associated Press Tuesday, Division of Wildlife biologist Rick Kahn recommended seasons and quotas for the three animals, which currently aren't hunted. The report is a response to a request from the Colorado Trappers' Association that 11 species be reclassified as game animals. The Wildlife Commission will consider the recommendations in its July 12 meeting in Grand Junction. Wildlife Division spokesman Todd Malmsbury stressed the report, which wasn't released to the public, is a preliminary proposal and could be changed. Staffers were asked to consider only the biological justification to allow hunting of the animals, he said. "The commission will then weigh any social, economic and political factors before they decide," Malmsbury said.
Animal Protection Institute - Hunting Study Drawing Fire DENVER Environmentalists are attacking a state wildlife biologist s The report suggests monitoring the number of swift fox and martens, http://www.api4animals.org/1031print.htm
Extractions: Associated Press DENVER Environmentalists are attacking a state wildlife biologist's recommendation that hunting seasons be opened for swift fox, pine marten and opossum. In a draft analysis obtained by The Associated Press Tuesday, Division of Wildlife biologist Rick Kahn recommended seasons and quotas for the three animals, which currently aren't hunted. The report is a response to a request from the Colorado Trappers' Association that 11 species be reclassified as game animals. The Wildlife Commission will consider the recommendations in its July 12 meeting in Grand Junction. Wildlife Division spokesman Todd Malmsbury stressed the report, which wasn't released to the public, is a preliminary proposal and could be changed. Staffers were asked to consider only the biological justification to allow hunting of the animals, he said. "The commission will then weigh any social, economic and political factors before they decide," Malmsbury said.
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Wildlifeecosystem Management for grizzly bears separately from elk, great gray owls and pine martens. Current approaches to wildlife management will have to be melded with the http://www.greateryellowstone.org/wildlife/ecosystem_management.html
American Marten (Martes Americana) martens are frequently becoming a part of the outdoor experience in Michigan wildlife Species Martes americana (USFS Fire Effects Information System) http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12145_12205-32984--,00.html
Extractions: Michigan Bird Conservation Initiative ... [Text Version] American Marten ( Martes americana Michigan History According to records, the American marten was eliminated from Michigan around the 1930s. Removal of the mature evergreen forests and unregulated harvest of martens reduced the species to small populations in the Upper Peninsula. These eventually disappeared from the state. The 1927-28 Biennial Report stated, "They (marten and fisher) are so nearly exterminated in Michigan that there appears no chance they will ever come back." Recovery efforts were initiated as early as 1958 with releases of captured martens into the Upper Peninsula Porcupine Mountains. Additional releases in the UP were conducted in the 1970s. As part of the continued efforts to restore this native species, a translocation of 40 martens from the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve in Canada to the Mackinac State Forest area of northern Michigan occurred in 1985. Biologists have followed their progress over the years tracking pine martens to learn about their habitat use and home range needs. These studies along with sighting reports from hunters and other recreationists and incidental catches indicated the martens were readapting to their native Michigan.
Stop 2A wildlife trees provide birds and mammals with food, shelter, roosting sites Wood ducks, woodpeckers, sawwhet owls, grey squirrels, martens and other http://www.fortunefarms.on.ca/ffstuff/fftourstuff/ffstop2a.html
Extractions: Wildlife Trees Wildlife trees provide birds and mammals with food, shelter, roosting sites and havens from predators. The many kinds of wildlife trees include Cavity Trees Snags Mast Trees Supercanopy Trees ... Return to Trail Stop 2 Crown The upper part of a tree or other woody plant carrying the main branches and leaves. Return to Trail Stop 2 Cavity Tree Management At least six cavity trees should be left in each hectare of forest. A mix of species is best, keeping in mind that bigger trees are better. A list of these would include: some sugar maple and oaks, wish live long; basswood, ash and beech, which have softer wood and are easy for birds to dig cavities in; conifers (trees with needles) that provide nest sites, shelter and food. Return to note on Wildlife Trees Return to Tour Stop 2 A type of forest that has both deciduous trees (trees with leaves) and coniferous trees (trees with needles.) Return to Tour Stop 2 Species That Live in Woody Debris American Toad Wood Frog Garter Snake Voles Mice Return to Tour Stop 2 Cavity Trees saw-whet owls barred owls , southern flying squirrels, raccoons , martens and fishers.
Wildlife Pine martens are in the same family as weasels and ferrets known as Mustelidae . Whitetail deer are one of the most numerous wildlife species in the http://www.mqtinfo.org/natresources0004.asp
Extractions: Beavers are social animals that live and work in family groups. They build elaborate lodges made of sticks and mud. Female beavers have between 3 and 4 kits per litter. Once in decline in the 1800s, beavers were trapped for their fur that is both warm and water resistant.Trapping of beavers lessened in the early 1900's and today beavers are back in abundance. They are very adaptive to urban development and can be found in many suburban areas. The gray wolf is a highly intelligent, social animal that lives in groups known as packs. The pack is usually comprised of a dominant male and female pair, their offspring, and other adult members. The pack is extremely hierarchical, meaning each wolf has a particular social position within the pack. This hierarchical structure forms the basis of the pack's behavior in socializing, hunting, and feeding. Moose are the largest members of the deer family. In North America, they inhabit the timbered regions of Canada, Alaska, and parts of the northwestern United States in the Rocky Mountains as well as parts of Maine. The favorite habitat is moist areas with abundant willow and poplar trees. They are frequently found wading in water feeding on the underwater vegetation. Bulls have large antlers and mating occurs in September or October. Moose are generally solitary animals, not gathering in herds. Moose are an important prey species for wolves and grizzly bears.
Steve Kroschel's Wildlife Park wildlife currently residing in the natural habitat of Steve s wildlife centerare Wolverines, Pine martens, Lynx, Coyote, Red Fox, Arctic Fox, Timber Wolves http://www.alaska-e.com/kroschel.html
Extractions: The "Wolverine House" reception center at Kroschel Films Wildlife Center, 40 acres of natural habitat areas containing 45 wild animals, all indigineous to the region. Steve and the audience howl with a coyote. Even life-long Alaskans have an emotional first sighting of many of the region's animals at Kroschel's Center. Steve plays with two Timber Wolves inside their habitat area, while demonstrating the tenacity of the grasping power of their jaws. All of Steve's animals are wild so that at certain times in the mating cycle, the male wolves would be shredding Steve rather than his toy in spite of the high level of trust and affection that exists under most circumstance.
