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The American marten is a long, slender-bodied weasel about the size of a mink with relatively large, rounded ears, short limbs, and a bushy tail. American marten have a roughly triangular head and sharp nose. Their long, silky fur ranges in color from pale yellowish buff to tawny brown to almost black.
A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus Martes within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family Mustelidae. They have bushy tails and large paws with partially retractile claws . The fur varies from yellowish to dark brown, depending on the species; it is valued by animal trappers for the fur trade .
The animal was first identified in Darien, Connecticut, in 1840 by Reverend James H. Linsley, but not seen again for 100 years. In 1941, George Goodwin, assistant curator of mammals at the American Museum of Natural History , in New York City, found one in Westbrook at the edge of a saltgrass meadow.
An American marten was captured July 2022 in this camera trap set by Northland College researchers on Madeline Island. It was the first confirmed sighting of the species on the island in more than ...
The American marten, also known as a pine marten, is listed as an endangered species in Wisconsin. For the last eight years, Pauli has been studying American martens on the island.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission conducted 73 public meetings about reintroducing American martens to wilderness areas in the state. Draft reintroduction plan includes about 300 American marten to ...
Six extant mustelid genera left-to-right, top-to-bottom: Martes, Meles, Lutra, Gulo, Mustela, and Mellivora Mustelidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes weasels, badgers, otters, ferrets, martens, minks, and wolverines, and many other extant and extinct genera.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission will meet April 12, 13 to consider a reintroduction for American martens as well as finalize hunting seasons.