| 单词 | marten |
| 例句 | But the marten had disappeared, probably to catch up on his long-overdue daytime sleep. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Mo, did you know that martens have horns?” she asked. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “The children say the marten can do tricks and the boy’s a fire-eater. Perhaps we could come to the show and watch at close range?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “A marten,” he said, finding the name for Pantalaimon, “a pine marten.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “My grandchildren have been admiring the tame marten that boy has on a chain,” said the old man as he approached. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “And what may they be? Your friend fire isn't here to help you. You don't even have that stinking marten.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Now she knew why the marten had horns, and why his twin was shown on the page of a book. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z One of Capricorn’s men kicked out as the marten shot past his legs, but Gwin got away and disappeared behind one of the red columns. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Or had the marten found his way by himself? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She dreamed of martens in black jackets and a book in a brown-paper cover. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Last night the marten had run away from him while he was talking to Basta. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The marten slept while Dustfinger’s hands restlessly stroked his fur, passing over it again and again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Even a marten would break all his bones if he fell into the paved yard from this height. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Well, I can do that now. Don’t worry, he’s sure to be all right. A marten like Gwin will always survive.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But before the child could put a hand out to touch, Farid quickly intervened, picked Gwin up, and put the marten back on his shoulders. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The marten scurried down the wall of the house as if it were the easiest thing in the world. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The marten chattered crossly and snapped at her finger again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “For heaven's sake, I should have left you with the marten after all!” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He was patting the fabric of his pack, probably trying to soothe his angry marten. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The marten had been restless ever since darkness fell. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “He's a marten or something like that, right?” she asked. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “The marten? Is that all you can think about, that vicious, stinking animal? Tonight has aged me by ten years!” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Gwin was still in his backpack, and Basta’s dogs kept raising their noses and sniffing, as if they had picked up the sharp scent of the marten. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But none of Elinor's clever books said a word about martens with horns. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The marten was biting the fabric of the backpack and sticking his muzzle out of it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The marten was sitting on the narrow sill, looking in at her with sleepy eyes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Or anyway, it obeys you better than the marten does.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Farid bit into the bread he had been keeping for the marten. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The marten scampered along his arm, jumped down on the carpet, and ran toward you. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Whenever the marten's chain got caught up somewhere Farid would rush to free him, even if Gwin only hissed at him in return and snapped at his fingers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Robin and Marian went on an expedition which took them six weeks, and sent a whole gown made out of the skins of pine martens. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Gwin was trying to climb on to Farid’s head, and the boy was laughing as if there was nothing better than to have a marten's sharp claws digging into his scalp. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z A breeze, a squirrel, a fox, a grouse with chicks, a wolf, a moose, another squirrel, dozens of squirrels, a marten, a porcupine, several bears, more moose, once a wolverine...always something. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The marten spat and snarled with annoyance, biting and tearing at the chain. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Frightful, you’ve got a mate!” he exclaimed, and climbed the nearest tree as swiftly as a marten. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The marten sleepily protested, but Farid tickled his head and strapped up the pack. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She opened the book at the page beginning with the N and the horned marten perched on it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z As she tiptoed past the boy she saw that the marten was back. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The marten was licking his muzzle as he leaped and landed on the boy’s stomach. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Or such green hills or such a clever marten. But I know a lot about the kind of men you mean. They’re the same everywhere.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They took that stinking marten with them, she thought as she picked herself up again, but not me. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He had no weapon, just the marten sitting on his shoulders. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They were wearing a thick vest they had felted, with a full marten, body and head, sewn in as a collar for warmth. How to Prepare Now for the Complete End of the World 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z The beautiful location is ideal to showcase red squirrels scavenging, beavers getting ready for winter and a possible glimpse of the reclusive pine marten. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 29 October - 2 November 2012-10-29T08:00:00Z It is a land of ptarmigan and marten, musk ox, caribou, moose, wolf and bear. A Remote Canadian Lake and Its People: Protecting a Last Refuge 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Their excitement at the sight of an otter in the creek, a lynx crossing the road, a marten in the woods or evidence of a bear. The fight to save our off-the-grid forest home 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z For landlubbers, Ardnamurchan provides excellent treks up mountains like Ben Hiant, and the chance to glimpse red deer and pine marten or sea and golden eagles. High Tail it to the Highlands 2010-11-19T14:20:00Z Keen particularly liked hers as a pine marten. Dafne Keen of His Dark Materials: 'Lyra taught me to not follow rules' 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z He cleared forest, built cabins, planted gardens, chopped wood, cut trails, traveled by snowshoe and dogsled, trapped lynx and marten, weaved nets for salmon fishing, and had encounters with grizzlies. John Haines, a Poet of the Wild, Dies at 86 2011-03-05T05:48:09Z Most events and activities are described as Tarka would experience them with occasional glimpses of the world as perceived by badger, pine marten, fox, owl, heron and raven. Review | When these animals talk, listen: Audiobooks give voice to a cat, a horse, a sheep and others 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Pine martens were once widespread throughout Britain but were almost extinct by the beginning of the 20th century. Pine martens reintroduced at Northumberland's Wallington estate 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z It will also protect and promote strongholds of species like freshwater pearl mussels, pine marten and curlew. Environment: Wales-England Marches plan to protect nature 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z "Successive governments have been burying their heads in the sand on this, basically listening to a small vociferous minority who don't want to see reintroduction of things like pine martens and beavers." The man rescuing Britain's 'magical' glow worms 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Species like pine martens, weasels and wild boar are less-often seen, but still live in Britain's woodlands, grasslands and wider countryside. Drivers asked to help count sightings of roadkill via new app 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z In a blog post about the deaths, the charity said young beavers were vulnerable to falling prey to otters, foxes, pine martens, birds of prey and large pike. Otter kills young beavers released at Loch Lomond 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z While populations are already recovering in some parts of Scotland, the new project will help pine martens spread further in key recovery areas including Northumberland, Cumbria and England's border with Wales. Pine martens reintroduced at Northumberland's Wallington estate 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The pine marten was once found across the UK, but has declined dramatically due to deforestation and hunting. Blueprint to reverse nature's decline revealed 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z They build homes for themselves in the burned trees, as well as for other cavity-nesters, including birds, squirrels and martens. Learning to love — and protect — burned trees 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z The small traps are usually baited with beaver meat and deployed throughout the mountains of southeastern British Columbia from November through February to capture weasel-like critters called martens for their fur. Fur traps fingered as source of grizzly injuries 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z It had initially set out to examine the diet of foxes and pine martens to better understand how the two predators manage to coexist in the pine forests despite having very similar eating habits. Dog poo forms a significant part of foxes' diet 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The lottery grant will enable the project to improve habitats, recruit and train volunteers to monitor pine martens and provide opportunities for communities to find out more about the once prevalent creature. Pine martens reintroduced at Northumberland's Wallington estate 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z "The pine marten is a good example of how a species can recover if people stop killing them, you provide more habitat and you direct conservation efforts," said Lizzie Croose of the Vincent Wildlife Trust. Blueprint to reverse nature's decline revealed 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z It might also reduce the chance an individual bird would be eaten overnight by a predator such as an owl or marten. Perspective | Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl together in the sky? 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z A bear ordinarily would shrug off such a small trap, but these traps have become stronger in recent years, Lamb says, as trappers have aimed to meet modern humane trapping standards by killing martens instantly. Fur traps fingered as source of grizzly injuries 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z While ours are the only ski tracks, they cross a multitude of wolf, bison, snowshoe hare, coyote, ermine and pine marten tracks. Yellowstone in winter: A secluded, snowy dream 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Factors behind the decline include foxes, crows and pine martens eating eggs and young birds, disturbance by visitors to areas where capercaillie breed and also fatal collisions with deer fences. Scotland's capercaillie could vanish in 30 years 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z On Friday, designer Stjepan Pranjkovic was declared the competition winner for his image of a pine marten, a reference to Croatia's current currency. Winning entry for Croatia's first one-euro withdrawn after plagiarism allegations 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Amdoparvovirus-1 has also been discovered in British Columbia in over 41 percent of wild adult mink and nearly 4 percent of martens, and in more than a quarter of striped skunks in California. Animals That Infect Humans Are Scary. It’s Worse When We Infect Them Back. 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Taken together, the evidence suggests grizzlies in the region are losing toes to marten traps, the researchers reported last month in the Wildlife Society Bulletin. Fur traps fingered as source of grizzly injuries 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The data gave them confidence that the trap would reliably strike marten in the head or neck region, raising the likelihood of a quick kill. In a world that still traps animals, can science ever limit suffering? 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Pine martens could be trapped and released elsewhere. Scotland's capercaillie could vanish in 30 years 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The Croatian kuna is named after the pine marten, whose pelts were once a valuable trading commodity. Winning entry for Croatia's first one-euro withdrawn after plagiarism allegations 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Mink belong to the mustelid family of animals, which includes weasels, badgers, otters, martens, wolverines and ferrets. Animals That Infect Humans Are Scary. It’s Worse When We Infect Them Back. 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Servheen and Lamb also recommended delaying the marten trapping season until early December, after most grizzlies will have gone into hibernation, but these changes have not been implemented. Fur traps fingered as source of grizzly injuries 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z A few weeks later, the team sedated six marten with ketamine, stuck each animal's head into the trap, triggered it, and timed how long it took the trap-whacked marten to become irreversibly unconscious. In a world that still traps animals, can science ever limit suffering? 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Aristotle also compared the dog to a marten, a member of the weasel family, perhaps because of its size. How Old Is the Maltese, Really? 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z "There's a lot of local expertise about pine marten and we're sharing that knowledge with different groups around the country." Hidden cameras spot New Forest pine marten 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Winter also offers the captured marten some protection from marauding bears, which will sometimes destroy traps and kill any marten they find when tempted by an easy food reward. Gone a century, Pacific martens returned to central Montana 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Habitat that remains wild enough to support the bird is more likely to meet the needs of countless creatures, including yellow-throated martens, red deer, brown bear, moose, Eurasian lynx, and many more, conservationists say. The world’s biggest owl is endangered—but it’s not too late to save it 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Then, finally, they placed the trap in enclosures with fully alert, mobile martens. In a world that still traps animals, can science ever limit suffering? 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z The virus may have also spilled over into other farmed or wild mustelids, a family that includes weasels, otters, badgers, martens, and ferrets. Mutant coronaviruses found in mink spark massive culls and doom a Danish group’s research 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z The BBC, by contrast, is seeing the epic drama through from the opening glass of tokay to the concluding moment, when Lyra's daemon mutates into a pine marten. His Dark Materials: What do the critics think of series two? 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z At some unidentified point in the future, recreational trapping of marten will likely be reinstated in the Little Belt Mountains. Gone a century, Pacific martens returned to central Montana 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z She became fascinated by the state’s marine ecosystems, occupied by mink, martens, otters, salmon, and polar bears. In Wyoming, an ecologist seeks a new niche as a U.S. senator 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z But conservationists in Wales are being encouraged by news the native pine marten may be helping their cause. Red squirrels welcome an unlikely hero 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z The area is also a key habitat for animals including deer, martens, otters, wolves, black bears, migratory waterfowl and salmon, she said. Alaska Supreme Court rules against land transfer to trust 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z The operation will be the first marten transplant in the state since the 1950s when the weasels were released into the Big Belt mountain range. Montana to transplant pine martens to Little Belt Mountains 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z In Romania, marten and weasels are said to plait horses’ manes in the night, resulting in twisted and tangled manes the next morning. Gone a century, Pacific martens returned to central Montana 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Relatives of ferrets, minks, badgers, martens and other members of the weasel family, Pacific fishers once roamed the woodlands of the West Coast from British Columbia to Southern California by the tens of thousands. U.S. denies full protection for Pacific fisher, relative of the weasel 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z The reason given is that pine martens prey on grey squirrels far more than they do on red squirrels. Red squirrels welcome an unlikely hero 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Wide-eyed and cute as they may appear, pine martens are sharp-clawed predators. Red squirrels sniff out danger better than greys 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z All the while, the pine martens, mountain hares and hen harriers for which the Highlands are a natural habitat were being crowded out by the deer on which the model depended. The end of farming? 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Today, that country’s currency is called the Kuna, the Croatian word for marten. Gone a century, Pacific martens returned to central Montana 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z To respect the life of the deer is to disrespect the life of the capercaillie, the crossbill, the goshawk, the wildcat, the red squirrel and the pine marten. I shot a deer – and I still believe it was the ethical thing to do | George Monbiot 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z The researchers in Belfast believe pine martens may be raiding grey squirrel nests, targeting the juveniles and the females caring for them. Red squirrels welcome an unlikely hero 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Conservation groups say protecting the fragile ecosystem, where wolverines den in the snowpack, would also help other species on the brink, like Canada lynx and pine marten. Groups want federal protection for wolverines 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z More than a quarter of UK mammals - including the Scottish wildcat, the frosted green moth and the pine marten - are facing extinction, according to a report published in October 2019. Your Questions: How will UK wildlife be saved? 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z Clan members draw spiritual strength and guidance from wild marten, particularly their qualities of agility and determination. Gone a century, Pacific martens returned to central Montana 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z The state says the plan will also manage coyotes, fishers, martens, weasels, otters, minks and other mammals. Maine seeks feedback on how to manage animals used for fur 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z And while the martens would also prey on red squirrels, they actually do so at a far lower level than with the greys. Red squirrels welcome an unlikely hero 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Forestry England, the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, Vincent Wildlife Trust and Forest Research worked together to support the pine martens in the forest. Threatened pine martens return to forest 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 4 to 3 on Friday to ban the trapping of a subspecies of the Humboldt marten in western Oregon, where fewer than 200 of its kind remain. Propane blast in Maine town kills firefighter, levels building 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Female marten are able to postpone giving birth for more than seven months. Gone a century, Pacific martens returned to central Montana 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z The Humboldt marten is related to the mink and lives in coastal forests in southern Oregon and northern California. Oregon bans trapping of extremely rare cat-like creature 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z In July, four pine martens were released into a forest near Bangor as part of the Red Squirrels United project, an EU-funded programme to safeguard national red squirrel populations. Red squirrels welcome an unlikely hero 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Forestry England will be working with volunteers, local communities and partner organisations to monitor how the pine martens are moving throughout the forest. Threatened pine martens return to forest 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z The Humboldt marten is related to the mink and lives in coastal forests in southern Oregon and northern California. Oregon bans trapping of extremely rare cat-like creature 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Finnish cell phone manufacturer ‘Nokia’ derives its name from the Finnish word for marten. Gone a century, Pacific martens returned to central Montana 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Coastal martens are proposed for protection as “threatened” under U.S. law. Oregon bans trapping of extremely rare cat-like creature 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Thomas asked them to redesign the project, with an eye to protecting marten habitat. A Trailblazing Plan to Fight California Wildfires 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Rebecca Wilson, Forestry England's planning and environment manager in the west of England, said Pine martens played an integral role in the "delicate balance" of the woodland ecosystem. Threatened pine martens return to forest 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Coastal martens are proposed for protection as “threatened” under U.S. law. Oregon bans trapping of extremely rare cat-like creature 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The historical record does not explain exactly why marten disappeared from central Montana, but Kolbe believes it was due to a convergence of factors including unregulated trapping and short-sighted predator control programs. Gone a century, Pacific martens returned to central Montana 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z National Trust ecologist Corrinne Benbow said the pine martens were encouraged to explore the locations using strawberry jam and raw eggs - described as two of their "favourite delicacies". Pine martens lured by... jam and eggs 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z Then, just as the plan was being finalized, a paper was published documenting the unexpected decline of the American pine marten at Sagehen. A Trailblazing Plan to Fight California Wildfires 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Staff at Skelwith Fold Caravan Park, near Ambleside, are planting dozens of Scots pines, which will form a habitat for pine martens, which are starting to be re-established in northern England. Pine marten hope to boost red squirrels 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The Humboldt marten was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in the 1990s. State agrees to trapping ban for imperiled Humboldt martens 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z “From the turn of the century and into the Great Depression, marten pelts were extremely valuable,” he said. Gone a century, Pacific martens returned to central Montana 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z The Vincent Wildlife Trust runs the project to relocate the pine martens from Scotland to Wales. Pine martens lured by... jam and eggs 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z The marten, a member of the weasel family, is not endangered, but its population levels are seen as a useful proxy for forest health. A Trailblazing Plan to Fight California Wildfires 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Pine martens are more likely to prey on grey squirrels, as red ones are not so easy for them to catch. Pine marten hope to boost red squirrels 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z There are two Oregon subspecies of the Pacific marten, one on the coast and another in the state’s interior. Environmental groups sue over trapping of Humboldt martens 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Montana’s existing population of marten is a case in point. Gone a century, Pacific martens returned to central Montana 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z "It's great to hear that the pine martens are expanding their territories into new sites," said Josie Bridges, of the Vincent Trust. Pine martens lured by... jam and eggs 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z The luckiest might find the more rare tracks of moose, bobcats, cougars, beaver, pine martens or elk. Okanogan’s wintertime ‘wows’ are right outside your door | Provided by Okanogan County Tourism Council 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Woodland clearance and culling meant pine marten were confined to a few remote areas of Britain and Ireland by the early 20th century. Pine marten hope to boost red squirrels 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Fewer than 200 of the coastal subspecies — the Humboldt martens — survive. Environmental groups sue over trapping of Humboldt martens 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z In the mid-1950s wildlife biologists released nine marten into high terrain in the Big Belt Mountains west of White Sulphur Springs, then essentially forgot about them. Gone a century, Pacific martens returned to central Montana 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z At the time, the project was criticised by one landowner, who described the animals as "killing machines" amid concerns the pine martens would kill wild birds. Pine martens lured by... jam and eggs 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z It is hoped the area will become a haven for rare and endangered wildlife, including the pine marten - which was reintroduced there in 2015. Wilderness scheme 'not targeting farming' 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z The park’s main draws are wilderness and wildlife, including beaver, otters, moose, martens and – for the moment – a very few wolves. Restocking wolves on Isle Royale raises questions about which species get rescued 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday denied the petition by the conservation groups to protect the Humboldt marten under the Oregon Endangered Species Act. Oregon rejects protection for redwoods forest predator 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Encouraged by these and other successful reintroductions, Kolbe received approval from the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission to return martens to the Little Belt Mountains. Gone a century, Pacific martens returned to central Montana 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Speaking of which, on the trail over the years we spotted: two bears, one cougar, one pine marten, one fisher, one lynx, 14 rattlesnakes, and surprisingly few humans. Opinion | Six Years, Four Sore Feet, 2,650 Miles 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z That happened recently when one of the seven foxes was found dead in a trap intended for a marten, a weasel-like mammal. On the hunt in Oregon for a rare Sierra Nevada red fox 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z The Humboldt marten was thought to be extinct until it was spotted on national forest land in northwest California in 1996, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. California officials call for endangered listing for marten 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Earlier in the season, she defended her nest against a pine marten. Pine marten poaches osprey's rotten eggs 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z The marten are caught using live traps outfitted with an auxiliary wooden den shelter, allowing them to stay warm and to be transported safely. Gone a century, Pacific martens returned to central Montana 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z However, it is good news for the otter, pine marten, polecat and badger, which have all seen their populations and geographical range spread. One in five UK mammals face extinction 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z A wandering pine marten surprised experts by setting up a new home, 60 miles from where he was reintroduced. Wandering pine marten makes new home 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z The center was among two groups that petitioned California in 2015 to list the marten as endangered. California officials call for endangered listing for marten 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z The pine marten is a predator of the reds, but in areas where it thrives, the number of grey squirrels reduces. Red squirrel numbers boosted by predator 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z There’s a chance of spotting boreal wildlife such as snowshoe hare, gray jays, and possibly even an American marten. Vermont Fish and Wildlife hosting wildlife viewing walk 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z The species reported as increasing in number were the otter, pine marten, polecat and badger along with red and roe deer, the greater and lesser horseshoe bat, and beaver and wild boar. One in five UK mammals face extinction 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z The pine marten was photographed by cameras set up by Red Squirrels Trust Wales to help monitor the population of the rodent. Wandering pine marten makes new home 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z Conservation groups in April filed a petition asking Oregon officials to ban trapping of Humboldt martens. California officials call for endangered listing for marten 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Pine martens - cat-sized members of the weasel family - are gradually becoming re-established in parts of Scotland, after their near extinction in the UK. Red squirrel numbers boosted by predator 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Seattle Times environment reporter Lynda Mapes joins The Overcast to talk about a spate of Pacific Northwest calamities - too many Atlantic farmed salmon and too few Pacific salmon and missing martens. Podcast: reporter Lynda Mapes on our missing martens and salmon, and a fish-farming disaster 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z "Some species are doing well, so carnivores, for example, like polecats and pine martens, they seem to be bouncing back," she said. One in five UK mammals face extinction 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z For it seemed if Pacific martens were anywhere, they ought to be here, in this deep, roadless forest. Pacific martens are missing from all over the Olympics. What’s going on? 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z Three more research animals were sought in the Colter Bay area, but the foxes outsmarted park wildlife crews, thanks partly to trap-triggering pine martens. Grand Teton National Park tries to understand crafty foxes 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Grey squirrels on the other hand were introduced from the eastern coast of North America, where there are no pine martens. Red squirrel numbers boosted by predator 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Similarly, lynx presence around pine martens should influence them to spend less time on the forest floor where they find capercaillie nests, he said. Lynx plans drawn up for Argyll and Inverness-shire - BBC News 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Habitat fragmentation, hunting and the removal of larger predators like cougars may all figure into the dwindling of small mammal predators like foxes, weasels, fishers and martens, Dr. Levi said. Lyme Disease’s Worst Enemy? It Might Be Foxes 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z For the question of just what is going on with martens is a pressing one. Pacific martens are missing from all over the Olympics. What’s going on? 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z They also examined DNA from fresher samples provided by trappers, who often find gliders in traps set out for martens. Meet This Newly Discovered Flying Squirrel Otters belong to a mammalian family including the weasel, badger, marten and mink. Fossils of wolf-sized otter unearthed in China 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Otters belong to a mammalian family including the weasel, badger, marten and mink. Fossils of utterly huge otter unearthed in China 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z There are stuffed moose, mule deer, elk, bear, sheep, pine marten, ducks and ermine. Memories of a mountain man 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z The probability of detecting a marten goes up along with the snowpack. Pacific martens are missing from all over the Olympics. What’s going on? 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z They can take home bobcat, gray fox and red fox, marten, muskrat, mink, raccoon, river otter and beaver, but only when such animals are in season. Tempted by a dead deer on the roadside? Better think twice 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The department proposes removing the bald eagle from the threatened list and the American marten from the endangered list. Fish and Game to hold hearing on endangered species list 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Besides the eagle, the department proposes removing the American marten from the threatened species list. New Hampshire wants bald eagle removed from threatened list 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Fishers belong to a family of mammals that includes weasels, mink, martens and otters. Groups file suit for Pacific fisher protection 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z For now, the marten mystery is attracting more attention over the absence of a spirit of the Olympics. Pacific martens are missing from all over the Olympics. What’s going on? 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z Rowling tweeted about the new Patronus test, sharing that when she originally wrote the questions, she took the test and discovered she was a pine marten. What's your Patronus? The 'Harry Potter' website Pottermore will tell you 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z All manner of critters traipsed across his land in Parkman - deer, moose, pine martens, fox and coyotes - and he enjoyed passing the time by watching the wildlife while living in quiet solitude. Turkey coop home of Burt’s Bees co-founder to be saved 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z All manner of critters traipsed across his land in Parkman — deer, moose, pine martens, fox and coyotes — and he enjoyed passing the time by watching the wildlife while living in quiet solitude. Turkey coop home of Burt's Bees co-founder to be saved 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z A family of pine martens is thriving at Cruachan power station. Pine martens eat cake at Cruachan power station - BBC News 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z A clan of cake-eating pine martens, known as the "Loch Awe Four" are thriving at Scotland's underground power station. Cake-eating pine martens thrive at underground power station - BBC News 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Some advocates hope that the recovery of the pine marten, a relative of weasels and badgers that preys on gray squirrels, might provide long-term relief for the reds. The bloody battle to save the red squirrel 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Looking at pictures of the marten, it’s easy to be mislead by their adorableness — but don’t be fooled, they are evil vermin criminals! The Verge Review of Animals: the marten 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z The department says bald eagles will sometimes kill and eat martens. Marten, chicken clash blamed for Ketchikan traffic crash 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z The LHC was shut down this week after a marten made its way inside and damaged a transformer. The Large Hadron Collider was shut down by a small mammal 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z According to an internal status update, the cause of the LHC’s electrical glitch was a fouine, French for “weasel” or “marten.” Five Small Animals That Messed With Big Science Scientists caution, however, that much about the pine marten’s resurgence and ecological impact remains unknown. The bloody battle to save the red squirrel 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Like most wily criminals, martens are mainly active at night — likely because this is when it’s easiest to graffiti neighborhood buildings without getting caught. The Verge Review of Animals: the marten 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z The French dictionary Larousse translates “fouine” as both a weasel and a beech marten. Weasel-Like Animal Shuts Down World's Most Powerful Particle Accelerator 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Pine martens are being relocated from areas of the Scottish Highlands to Powys and Ceredigion in a bid to save them from extinction in Wales. First rare pine martens relocated to mid Wales - BBC News 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z There are also no pine martens which eat the squirrels. Red squirrels set up home in Ballykinler army base - BBC News 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z An unexpected piece of good news has come with the return of the pine marten. The bloody battle to save the red squirrel 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z In fact, martens were largely valued in the days of the fur trade for their enviable coats. The Verge Review of Animals: the marten 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z “The marten needs something,” added Rob DiPerna, the California forest and wildlife advocate for a sister-group known as EPIC, the Environmental Protection Information Center. The Humboldt marten: Slinky, cat-like and nearly extinct 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Through the Healthy Forest Reserve Program, landowners like Katahdin Forest Management are compensated for developing plans to help lynx and the pine marten, a type of weasel. Landowners managing habitat to help Canada lynx in Maine 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z There is a healthy population of at least 4,000 pine martens in Scotland, and small numbers live around Snowdonia, in Wales. Shropshire pine marten sighting is the first in a century - BBC News 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z In 2007, Scottish foresters near Perth noticed that gray squirrels were less common in places where pine martens turned up. The bloody battle to save the red squirrel 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z In the wild, the beech martens’ diet consists mainly of rodents, birds, insects, and fruits. The Verge Review of Animals: the marten 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z A spokesperson for the Fish and Wildlife Service declined to comment on the lawsuit or the decision against listing the Humboldt marten as an endangered species. The Humboldt marten: Slinky, cat-like and nearly extinct 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The pine marten, a cat-sized carnivore related to the stoat, was believed to be confined to forests in the west of Northern Ireland. QUB study shows pine martens are more common in NI than thought - BBC News 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Pine martens are nocturnal, house cat-sized members of the stoat and weasel family. Shropshire pine marten sighting is the first in a century - BBC News 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z One explanation for the pattern: Gray squirrels might be easier for martens to catch. The bloody battle to save the red squirrel 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The £1.2m pine marten recovery project plans to move the first 20 to Wales in the autumn. Rare pine martens to be relocated to mid Wales - BBC News 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z And then a sign: the click of a wildlife camera in the Six Rivers National Forrest confirmed that at least one Humboldt marten was still alive. The Humboldt marten: Slinky, cat-like and nearly extinct 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z When they're not attending to clients, the hairdressers in doc martens and edgy black uniforms are scrolling through their messages. Has China overcome its web paranoia? 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Sharp toothed and clawed, fishers are related to minks, polecats and martens. Signs of once-extinct fishers found all over Olympic Peninsula 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z To boost the number of predators, the Vincent Wildlife Trust has set 20 martens free in Wales. The bloody battle to save the red squirrel 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Pine martens are to be relocated from areas of the Scottish Highlands to Powys and Ceredigion in a bid to save them from extinction in Wales. Rare pine martens to be relocated to mid Wales - BBC News 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z The Center for Biological Diversity joined the fight in 2010, petitioning the Fish and Wildlife Service to list the marten as threatened. The Humboldt marten: Slinky, cat-like and nearly extinct 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Records of pine martens were also collected from foresters, naturalists and local record centres. Pine martens return after 200 years 2014-05-07T10:05:18Z Martina the pine marten was also rescued after falling from a tree in the Highlands. Scottish wildlife rescues up 18% 2014-04-22T14:10:19Z It is unclear how many pine martens would be needed to permanently keep gray squirrels in check, or whether they might end up ravaging reds as gray squirrels dwindle. The bloody battle to save the red squirrel 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z A researcher analysed the birds' calls and found that they made "jar" sounds for snakes and combinations of "chicka" sounds for crows and martens. AUDIO: Bird alarm: Great tits use predator-specific calls 2013-11-22T09:27:50Z “It is likely the entire Humboldt marten population contains fewer than 100 individuals,” the agency concluded in an undated statement on its website. The Humboldt marten: Slinky, cat-like and nearly extinct 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Pine martens were once found throughout the UK, but suffered a dramatic decline in the 19th century due to woodland clearance, trapping for fur, and predator control by gamekeepers. Pine martens return after 200 years 2014-05-07T10:05:18Z However, the pine marten responded well to treatment at Fishcross and was returned to its natural habitat once able to fend for itself. Scottish wildlife rescues up 18% 2014-04-22T14:10:19Z And red squirrel advocates worry that the pine marten could be a false hope, promising a free and uncontroversial solution that could threaten funds for culling. The bloody battle to save the red squirrel 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z An elusive creature, the pine marten lives mainly in woodlands and climbs very well. National Tree Week 40th Anniversary 2013-11-22T07:43:41Z The Pacific marten, which includes coastal Oregon populations of marten and the Humboldt variety, was deemed “not warranted for ESA protections at this time,” according to a statement from the agency. The Humboldt marten: Slinky, cat-like and nearly extinct 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The researcher analysed the birds' calls and found they made "jar" sounds for snakes and "chicka" sounds for crows and martens. Birds have 'predator-specific' calls 2013-11-22T07:46:03Z Other animals received 783 votes, with the top three being wildcat, pine marten and puffin. Golden eagle 'Scotland's favourite' 2013-11-01T11:48:43Z After receiving full legal protection in 1988, the species began to rebound, and several thousand pine martens now roam the highlands. The bloody battle to save the red squirrel 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z It is also hugely important to remember that in other countries, such as Sweden, capercaillie and pine marten live side by side, where predation occurs, and neither species is endangered. Is this Scotland's unluckiest bird? 2013-09-30T05:32:07Z A pine marten was also photographed as it hunted on the bog land A mountain hare appears in another night-time shot. Caught on camera: peat bog's wildlife 2013-08-04T09:47:40Z "They produced specific 'jar' alarm calls for the snakes and the same 'chicka' alarm call in response to both the crows and martens," he said. Birds have 'predator-specific' calls 2013-11-22T07:46:03Z The pine marten was once found throughout Britain, but the species suffered heavily during the 19th century. Pine marten survey suggests recovery 2013-04-17T13:24:12Z Numbers of one of Scotland's rarest animals - the pine marten - are increasing, according to a new report. Rare pine martens rising in Scotland 2013-04-18T06:29:35Z "Any licence application must, however, be able to demonstrate that pine marten predation, and not another factor, is suppressing the capercaillie population, and that removing them will improve the situation." Is this Scotland's unluckiest bird? 2013-09-30T05:32:07Z Pine marten pitch invasion leaves Swiss footballer with nasty bite - video Chaotic scenes at a Swiss football match as a pine marten rushes on to the pitch on Sunday. Pine marten pitch invasion leaves Swiss footballer with nasty bite - video 2013-03-11T10:57:00Z Pine martens are thought to exist in parts of Wales, including Snowdonia and areas near Aberystwyth Reported sightings of pine martens - a creature thought to be extinct in Wales - are being investigated. Welsh pine marten sightings probe 2012-06-02T10:10:10Z Records of marten presence were also collected from other sources, including Local Biological Record Centres and other wildlife organisations. Pine marten survey suggests recovery 2013-04-17T13:24:12Z They did this by collecting and testing pine marten droppings found along woodland tracks and paths. Rare pine martens rising in Scotland 2013-04-18T06:29:35Z But SNH said pine martens were also a protected species that required conservation efforts. Is this Scotland's unluckiest bird? 2013-09-30T05:32:07Z In winter he protected his shoulders and chest by a close-fitting coat of otter or marten skins. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z "We've been working on pine martens in England, Wales and Scotland for about 15 years," she said. Welsh pine marten sightings probe 2012-06-02T10:10:10Z At a time when some native mammals are declining it is fantastic to see the pine marten population is recovering and expanding its range in Scotland. Pine marten survey suggests recovery 2013-04-17T13:24:12Z The growth's been caused by pine martens being given full legal protection in 1988 and more forests being planted during the last century. Rare pine martens rising in Scotland 2013-04-18T06:29:35Z We agree that urgent action is required to help save capercaillie in Scotland, and the role of the pine marten must be considered as part of this. Is this Scotland's unluckiest bird? 2013-09-30T05:32:07Z Foxes, wolves, badgers, martens, skunks, must be indiscriminately destroyed in localities where they have become infected with rabies. 8th. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z "Research by the People's Trust for Endangered Species in the 1990s couldn't find evidence of pine martens in Wales and declared them extinct in the country." Welsh pine marten sightings probe 2012-06-02T10:10:10Z "Pine martens are still absent from much of Britain so the recovery in Scotland is significant." Pine marten survey suggests recovery 2013-04-17T13:24:12Z Lizzie Croose, one of the survey's coordinators, said: "At a time when some native mammals are declining it is fantastic to see the pine marten population is recovering and expanding its range in Scotland." Rare pine martens rising in Scotland 2013-04-18T06:29:35Z In the summer he catches cod; in the winter he traps the fox, otter, mink, lynx, and marten, and sometimes he shoots a bear, white or black, and kills a wolf. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z The wild animals are bears, wolves, foxes, lynxes, wild cats, badgers, otters, martens, stoats and weasels. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z "If objective research demonstrates that pine martens are causing declines in this species then the full range of options, including licensed management of those predators, should be considered." Pine marten fear for capercaillie 2012-02-23T07:34:10Z Surveyors collected possible pine marten droppings along survey areas on woodland tracks and paths. Pine marten survey suggests recovery 2013-04-17T13:24:12Z The Ufa marten, with its priceless fur, is still to be found in the wooded head-waters of the great rivers. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z The polecat, the otter, and the mink are common; the pine marten is said to be sometimes seen; the ermine is not rare in the prairies of Illinois. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z There are many kinds of quadrupeds: wolves, foxes, snow-leopards, wild goats, martens, sables, ermines, and all the innumerable members of the feline race. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z The pine marten is one of Scotland's rarest native mammal species but the capercaillie population is falling. Pine marten fear for capercaillie 2012-02-23T07:34:10Z Noted for its fur-bearing animals, the chief of which are beaver, ermine, fox, marten, otter, squirrel and wolf. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z The Cherokees, the Creeks, and the Choctaws, with many smaller tribes, now breed cattle instead of hunting martens. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z It is about the size of a marten, and has the upper surface of a bluish-grey tint, and the under surface is dark brown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Northern mammals like moose and pine martens are holding steady, though they, too, are sure to suffer. Fearing Climate Change?s Effects on the Adirondacks 2011-12-02T04:18:15Z The SGA is calling on the government agency, Scottish Natural Heritage, to introduce licences to allow pine martens to be controlled. Pine marten fear for capercaillie 2012-02-23T07:34:10Z The badger, the marten and the weasel are found on the mainland and in the islands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The skins of martens and foxes were only valuable to the Indians, without exchange, for the purpose of sewing together to make covering. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z A marten had bit its jaw in two, so that the tongue hung out on one side. Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z He sent to them many costly furs,—fox, marten, and sable furs. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z Even the marten and the mink were indifferent. The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island 2011-11-15T03:00:19.650Z Your last gun cost fifty beaver-skins; you shall have this for forty; and you shall give marten and raccoon skins in the same proportion for powder and shot. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z Each must have enclosed his own hunting-ground; and each must have raised some food for the maintenance of his own stock of beavers, foxes, and martens. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z The wife obeyed him, and only took with her a marten skin and a fox robe. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z The lodges of the Montagnais were there, Who reaped the harvest of the woods and rocks— Skins of the moose and cariboo and bear, Fur of the beaver, marten, otter, fox. Sonnets and Other Verse 2011-09-11T02:00:08.503Z When martens, eager for blood, break into a sleeping hen-house at night, a mighty uproar and cackling rise in the quiet building: confusion like that set in all at once round the castle. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z There are martens, with their soft brown fur, black and silver foxes, beavers, muskrats, mountain-goats, moose, deer, otter and many others which roam in great numbers over the hills and through the valleys. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z There were plenty of martens about, and three nests under the eaves right over my bedroom window. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z His spectacles, his marten fur cap, his brown coat, his bamboo cane became objects of general imitation. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Franklin's republican simplicity began and ended with his unpowdered hair, worn straight, and covered with a cap of marten fur, and his russet dress. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Yellow underwool 1/3 in. deep, black top hair, 1� to 1� in. long, very fine and open in growth, and not close as in martens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Besides beavers, there are martens, minks and fishers to be hunted and trapped, as well as muskrats and skunks. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z In the corners hung bundles of skins of bears, wolves, foxes, martens, and ermine, gained by the hunting of the princes. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z He has gone with the polecat, the pine marten, the wild cat, the harriers, the buzzards, and a host of the brightest and loveliest of our birds. The Badger A Monograph 2011-07-25T02:00:12.053Z They were rewarded in a slight degree by some furs of mink, beaver, otter, bear and marten, which they obtained mostly from the Indians of Cascarawaoke. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z The martens, foxes and otters imported from southern Europe and southern Asia, are very mixed in quality, and the majority are poor compared with those of Canada and the north. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z As for the mink, they have discovered it is quite different from either the marten or the fisher, and its fur is not as beautiful. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Foreign competition is ousting you from your markets as the marten ousts the squirrel from her nest. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z The dentition of a badger is half tuberculous and half carnivorous, and in this respect approaches the martens. The Badger A Monograph 2011-07-25T02:00:12.053Z This animal was a large marten, so fierce that it was the match for any forest animal up to the size of a deer. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z This is also of the marten species and has been frequently offered, when dyed dark, as have baum and stone martens, as Russian sables. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Yes, a marten was here only an hour or two since and is still not very far away. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Many a valuable fur of silver fox and marten and beaver were added to their stores, and the thick coat of the great white wolf, and the tawny one of the cougar, or mountain lion. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z In Ross-shire and in the west he is occasionally found in places where the wild cat and marten are making their last stand against the keeper and his exterminating engine, the steel trap. The Badger A Monograph 2011-07-25T02:00:12.053Z The beaver, marmot, otter, marten, cony, and a host of smaller mammals are interesting and important members of the fauna. Glacier National Park [Montana] 2011-06-21T02:00:29.217Z As regards density of colour the skunk or black marten has the blackest fur, and some cats of the domestic kind, specially reared for their fur, are nearly black. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z They sold the red men beads and blankets, guns and trinkets, and in exchange took furs of the marten and mink, the beaver and otter, which the Indians shot or trapped in the country around. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Black bear have become numerous, and a number of grizzlies and cubs have been seen, as well as red fox, wolverine, marten and lynx, and tracks of mountain lion. Among the Canadian Alps 2011-05-30T02:00:16.600Z They did not buy marten fur, for it was too dear, but chose the best catskin in the shop, which was a very good imitation of the former. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z Mink, marten, otter, weasels, coyotes, badgers, fox, and lynx also are found in the park. Grand Teton [Wyoming] National Park 2011-05-19T02:00:05.867Z The Carnivora include bears, wolverines, wolves, raccoons, foxes, sables, martens, skunks, kolinskis, fitch, fishers, ermines, cats, sea otters, fur seals, hair seals, lions, tigers, leopards, lynxes, jackals, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Of the sable, there are two species, known as the marten and the fisher. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z "Mammals such as deer and pine martens will be able to move on, but nesting birds can't just up sticks and move their young to another location." Wild fires 'a threat' to ecology 2011-05-03T10:48:30Z The beasts of chase were also five, viz. the buck, the doe, the fox, the marten and the roe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z "He prescribes regulations for the killing in Alaska Territory and adjacent waters of minks, martens, sable, and other fur-bearing animals." Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z Fairs are also held in Siberia, Russia and Germany for the distribution of fur skins as follows:— January: Frankfort-on-the-Oder Small collection of provincial produce, such as otter, fox, fitch and marten. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Seal-skins, reindeer and other furs are used as materials for dress, according to the season, as well as skins of otters, foxes, and martens. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z The guides informed me, that this part of the country abounds in beaver: many traps were seen along the road, which had been set for lynxes and martens. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z Le Roux purchased of these Indians upwards of eight packs of good beaver and marten skins; and there were not above twelve of them qualified to kill beaver. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z As she stooped and filled her barrow, she was already escaping in thought, leaping like a marten, scarcely feeling the pain of running barefoot across the stubble, overgrown with thick blackthorn and blackberries. Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:00:56.713Z The sables, martens, minks and otters are poor in quality, and all of a very yellow colour and they are generally dyed for the cheap trade. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z A marten isn't a glutton in his feeding, and often is content with just a sip of blood from the throat. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z Every man, woman, and child carried a proportionate burden, consisting of beaver coating, and parchment, as well as skins of the otter, the marten, the bear, the lynx, and dressed moose-skins. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z Rein-deer, bears, wolverines, martens, foxes, hares, and white buffaloes are the only quadrupeds in their country; and that the latter were only to be found in the mountains to the Westward. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z He had infected Marjorie and Trafford with a sympathetic keenness, but when they saw his killing of a marten that was still alive in its trap, they suddenly conceived a distaste for trapping. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z The baum and stone martens caught in France, the north of Turkey and Norway are of the same family, but coarser in underwool and the top hair is less in quantity and not so silky. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z The marten forgot his curiosity in regard to the nest of the magpie. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z Alexandre and Pierre cut down trees every day for the fire, and Pierre disappeared for hours every now and then to look after traps set for otter, beaver, and marten. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z I also ordered a marten skin to be placed on a proper mould, and a beaver skin to be stretched on a frame, to which I tied a scraper. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z The wrath of saws and guns in the Northeast in the late 1800s extirpated species like wolves, cougars and elk, and brought others, like beavers, martens, and fishers, to the brink. Scientist at Work: Albany's Urban Weasels 2011-01-25T16:21:55Z These skins belong to a species of marten, very similar to the European and American, but much more silky in the nature of their fur. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z A little brown-coated pine marten—who is really nothing but an overgrown weasel famous for his particularly handsome coat—went stealing through the branches of a pine as if he had rather questionable business. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z There was much news of how the French traders got the small furs of martens, foxes, and cats, by intercepting the Indians, and leaving them to carry only the coarse furs to the company's forts. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z Twice she was almost swallowed by a swift marten. Verotchka's Tales 2011-01-24T03:00:16.880Z There came to the camp an Indian accompanied with others, and in the cacique's name gave the Governor a mantle of martens' skins, and a cordon of pearls. A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557 2011-01-20T03:00:07.377Z Is sometimes called the pine marten, and is found in quantity in the wooded and mountainous districts of Russia, Norway, Germany and Switzerland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z She is the inventor of the snowshoe, for she gave this gift to many of the northern animals, for instance the marten, the snowshoe rabbit, and even the caribou. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z The shadow of a marten fled swiftly across the sill of the window. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Then the sable and the marten also began wheedling the fox. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z There are in Florida many bears and lions, wolves, deer, dogs, cats, martens, and conies. A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557 2011-01-20T03:00:07.377Z The tails have also been worked, in the manner explained with regard to the baum marten, as sets of trimmings and in other forms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Mink, marten, otter, and fisher are much alike in shape and habit. The Girl From Tim's Place It is a dispensation of Providence that the rabbit is a prolific animal, for they are the life not only of the people, but of martens, lynx, foxes, ermine, owls, hawks and ravens. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. If ye will bring together forty forties of your sables and martens a dinner shall be got ready for the whole lot of you. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z For marten on a stump they are never covered unless with snow, nor is the marten when caught destroyed by mice. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps The weasel, mink, marten, fisher, fox, skunk, civet cat and wild cat should be skinned in this way. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture For mink or marten traps a smoked rat makes five good sized baits, neck and head one; each quarter one. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. Two of these marten boxes were left by one of our crews in the middle of a brule. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. A sable and a marten came running by. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z There is no place for the marten to stand while eating bait, only in shelf, and of course when the spindle is pulled, down comes the pole killing the animal. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps The marten trappers of the Northwest sometimes use five or six hundred traps, but the traps are not set far apart and the trapper spends a number of days in going over the line. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture All animals, that is bear, mink, fox and marten will bite at this bait when they will not consider any other. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. There are three kinds or qualities of martens recognized by the trappers. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. Numbers of fur-bearing animals abound, such as the fur-seal, sea-otter, beaver, fox, mink, marten, &c.; and the fur trade has long been valuable. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide It will be readily seen that a marten, to get the bait, will stand between the "fall" and bed or under pole and of course is caught while trying to get the bait. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps If the spring is of fair strength as it is in the higher grades they may also be used for muskrat and marten. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture I made two visits to the lake before it froze and got 20 mink, 1 marten and a female fisher. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. The third kind, which is the scarcest, and consequently of most value, is the marten found in the black spruce country, or swamps of northern Labrador. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. One day they had been off on the west side of the turnpike setting marten traps and had built a number of deadfalls and had also set several steel traps for foxes. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. The fisher, otter, foxes, lynx, marten, mink, ermine, civet, cats and skunk should be cased, that is, taken off whole. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps They are used extensively by the marten trappers of the Rocky Mountain region. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture It is true that the most valuable furs, such as silver, black and cross foxes, lynx and marten, come from that section. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. As a business, trapping is the only mode of killing martens. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. We had killed twelve or fourteen deer, and I think we had caught six bears and had made a fair catch of fox, mink, marten and some other furs. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Having seen a good many descriptions of deadfalls in the H-T-T lately, writes a Colorado trapper, I thought I would try to show the kind that is used around here for marten. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps It is also used for mink, skunk, opossum and marten. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture In the Far North there will be foxes, otter, mink, and marten for some time to come. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. He generally visits them once in ten days or a fortnight, and if the catch averages one marten to ten traps it is considered very fair. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. The boys helped me to hang up the deer and then went to the marten traps while I went in search of the deer I had started after. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Another deadfall much used by marten trappers is constructed by cutting a notch in a tree about a foot in diameter, altho the size of the tree makes little difference. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps The marten is a carnivorous animal belonging to the same family as the weasel. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Indians and professional hunters and trappers of the north say that they can notice a difference in the fur of foxes, lynx, marten, etc., when the food supply is abundant. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. I traded one year several hundred pelts of Anticosta marten and with one or two exceptions they all showed this distinction from those we got on the north shore or mainland. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. When Bill called for my report I took out a marten skin and the money that I got for the bear and layed them on the table and told Bill there was my count. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Most trappers place the bait or long trigger on bottom pole, when trapping for marten. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps The principal species are the pine marten of North America, the beech or stone marten of northern Europe, the sable of Russia and Siberia and the Japanese sable. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture The same Almighty wisdom which instructs the swallow to build in our chimneys, and guides the marten to make his nest among the reeds of our banks, my lad. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 Otherwise the marten are as well furred and as rich and deep in color as the far-famed Labrador ones. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. Bill said that I got the marten from one of the deadfalls, but he was dog-on sorry if he could tell where I caught the money. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. These trappers were located in Western Canada; marten 54, lynx 12, mink 19, ermine 71, wild cat 11, foxes 18. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps Naturalists usually class the fisher with the martens, also. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture The weasel stands as the type of a large number of animals, such as the marten, sable, polecat, otter, skunk, &c.; all being characterized by a long body, short legs, and considerable energy of disposition. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom This was impressed on my memory as being a strange coincidence, because the post I had been previously stationed at turned out over two thousand marten to eight or ten fisher. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. The camp now being in good shape, we hit the trap line and began building deadfalls for marten. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. This is a stretcher suitable for a mink, or a marten. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps The Russian sable is the finest of the martens, the pine marten of Labrador being next in value. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture We are told of a marten which had been tamed, and was extremely pretty and playful in its manners. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom The prices for fisher in the Canadian market vary but little and we never have fluctuations as in silver foxes and marten. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. He would have also told you that the No. 1 and 1 1/2 Newhouse trap was plenty strong enough for the marten, that many use No. 0. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Sea otter are handled the same as fox, lynx and marten, that is, fur side out. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps The pine marten is found throughout the timbered regions of Canada and Alaska, also in the mountainous districts of the western states. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture They represented sales of steers, cayuses, skins of marten, beaver, bear and lynx, bounties on coyotes and mountain lion. The Land of Strong Men Presenting this to the trapped beast, he snaps at it; the trapper watches his chance and deftly slips the fork over his neck and with a quick downward push, marten, fox or fisher is secured. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. I looked at several fox and marten traps but none had been disturbed. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. The lighter furs, such as mink, marten, cat, etc., will be placed inside of the skins that are heavier. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps In size the marten is about the same as the mink of the North and East, being somewhat lighter in the body, but the longer fur causes it to appear fully as large. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture The variety of the former was confined to wolves, foxes, martens, hares, mice, and a few rein-deer. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea Bears, martens, minks and even beaver and otter were killed in deadfalls; and with different sizes of twine, the Indians snared rabbits, lynx, and, in the spring, even the bear. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. None of the other traps were disturbed, neither the small traps nor the bear trap until I came to the last marten trap which had a marten in it. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. External characters generally similar to those of the martens, but the body longer and more slender, and the limbs even shorter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" In the more southern portions of their range, the martens are quite pale. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture To wear black genet you must be royal; to wear sable you must rank above a viscount; to wear marten or velvet trimming you must be worth over two hundred marks a year. English Costume When an Indian, in the early sixties, was fortunate enough to have one in his pack he mentioned it as a big marten. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. I would be a good five miles from camp when I got to my first marten trap. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. The last existing family of the land Carnivora is that typified by the martens and weasels, and hence known as the Mustelidae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The marten is strictly an animal of the woods, being found only in the heavily timbered country. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Page 259—martin amended to marten—"... to wear marten or velvet trimming you must be worth over two hundred marks a year." English Costume As a matter of natural history they have no more of this than a marten, and will bungle into an ordinarily made dead-fall in the same way. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. After the small steel traps were set we began building a line of deadfalls for marten and fisher. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Eve came to him that night wearing the stone marten cape he'd given her for Christmas. Disaster Revisited One peculiarity regarding the martens is the fact that they occasionally disappear from a locality in which they were formerly numerous. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Or the marten will come to your cot; Give us all the eggs we will, Or we'll strew our chaff on your sill. Black Forest Village Stories In some parts of the country they stand in the returns about equal to the marten exported. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. He gives his reasons why marten are plentiful in one section and are gone in a few days. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Then Marcel, pointing at the female puppy, offered the pelt of a marten for her. The Whelps of the Wolf The marten travels mostly in the gullies and depressions on the mountains and hills. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture "There are a dozen or so of mink and marten—enough to pay the expenses of the trip." Northern Diamonds Our returns were principally beaver, foxes and lynx, very few marten, and in that year I had at the close of trade 96 marten and 96 fisher. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. By reading of his many experiences you will not only enjoy what he says, but will get facts about bear, deer, fox, wolves, mink, marten and other fur bearers that you had never thought of. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. "I geeve two marten for de dog," he said, rising quickly. The Whelps of the Wolf In many ways, marten trapping is the most pleasant as well as the most profitable kind of trapping. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture And yet the marten is not such a little viper as the mink. The Story of the Trapper I have found no fewer than three martens when visiting my trap road a day after the wolverine had passed. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. The next day we brought in the skin and saddles of the other bear, leaving the fore quarters for fox and marten bait. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. So he went to the cache, loosened the lashings of his fur-pack, and returned with two prime marten pelts, offering them to the Esquimo. The Whelps of the Wolf I fasten the trap to a toggle, but if only marten is expected, the trap may be fastened in almost any way, as they seldom escape. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Such quiet waters are favourite resorts for beaver and mink and marten and pekan. The Story of the Trapper Foxes, martens, minks and rabbits are always killed in this way. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. I had seen a number of marten tracks during the afternoon. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Oh, if we only had some beaver or marten skins! Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North The Indians sometimes smoke-cure salmon, pickerel, or white fish, for marten bait, and other trappers use putrefied salmon roe, but the majority prefer to use fresh bait. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Before beaver became so scarce, 100 beaver equalled 40 marten or 10 otter or 300 musk-rat; 25 beaver equalled 500 rabbit; 1 beaver equalled 2 white fox; and so on down the scale. The Story of the Trapper I have seen foxes, minks, martens and musquash as taken crumpled like rags from the same bag. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. Many, perhaps most trappers use the No. 1 trap for trapping mink, muskrat, marten, etc. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. The fur that we get in this country is muskrat, mink, otter, marten, fox, lynx and once in a while fisher. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp Some trappers advise dragging a piece of fresh, bloody meat along the line, to lead the marten to the trap. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Thirty marten traps that yield six martens do well. The Story of the Trapper On the watershed between the valley of the St. Lawrence and Hudson's Bay, marten are prime on the first of October. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. When the boys came in at night they brought in two marten skins. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Up here," he continued, turning to the boys, "marten pay us best because they bring us from $6 for No. 2 to $12 for large No. 1 prime and some years more than that. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp If desired, you can lean a pole against the tree for the marten to run up on, but this is not necessary. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture On this he spreads brush in such roof fashion that though the marten is a good climber, if once he falls in, it is almost impossible for him to scramble out. The Story of the Trapper Almost any kind of a marten would be paid $10 for. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. This party was going into a section of country where I had several bear traps as well as a good number of smaller traps set for fox, mink, marten and other fur animals. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. When ye find marten sign ye may be pretty sure that the critter will be along there again. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp The traps recommended for marten are the No. 1 of any make, but the No. 0 Newhouse is much used. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture All the streams are frozen like rock; but the otter and pekan and mink and marten have not yet begun to forage at random across open field. The Story of the Trapper When the reaction comes, as it must come, it will be pretty hard to convince the Indians that their martens are only worth $5 or $6. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. I saw that a fox had done a good deal of traveling around the trap and had dug in the snow some about where I thought a marten would be, providing one was there. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. He had just finished the job when Alec came in with two marten. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp The track of the marten resembles that of the mink, except that it is a trifle larger and the footprint wider in proportion to the length. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture There is a well-known instance of Hudson's Bay trappers having a line of one hundred and fifty marten traps stretching for fifty miles robbed of their bait by pekan. The Story of the Trapper Clay banks were falling in, willows nodding, reeds waving, martens dipping and piping. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) We were in a locality where there were apparently a good many deer and we saw signs of marten quite often. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. They brought with them three marten and a fisher. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp The fisher belongs to the weasel family and is classed by naturalists among the martens, under the name of Pennant's Marten. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture But this short marten with a tail shorter than other marten differs from his kind as to fur. The Story of the Trapper And the hare did the same and the marten and the mouse. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories The next day I went the rounds of the marten and mink traps, and I think I killed a deer and got two marten. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. If it was just an ordinary red fox or even a marten the case would be different, though even then I'd be for getting it back, and running those thieving poachers out of the country. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp In general appearance, the fisher resembles both the marten and the wolverine, but is larger than the former and smaller than the latter. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Without going into the old quarrel about species, when a marten has these peculiarities, he is known to the trapper as sable. The Story of the Trapper And foxes and martens and buzzards and polecats and ermines are to be preserved for five years. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories We managed to pass the time away fairly well as we would get a fox, mink, marten or something nearly every day so that we busied ourselves. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. There are some marten traps on that same ridge that I want to have a look at. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp Compared with the marten, the ears are smaller and more rounded, the tail longer and the animal is far more stoutly built. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture All winter the trapper may have taken marten; but the end of winter is the time when wapistan wanders freely from cover. The Story of the Trapper But we have the fox out here, you know, who is pretty cunning, in addition to the marten and the polecats, who are the blood-thirstiest animals that you can think of. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories On going the rounds of the smaller traps, we got a fox or two also a marten or two, but as I remember it, we got no mink or otter at this time. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. At one unsprung marten trap he had found a couple of drops of blood which indicated that there had been something in the trap. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp The fur is fairly fine and soft, though not nearly as fine as that of the marten. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Coming on marten tracks at a pine log, the trapper sends in his dog or prods with a stick. The Story of the Trapper The trades of tanners, skinners and glove-makers existed at the time of the Conquest, and the importation of marten skins is mentioned in Domesday. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" After the bear traps were set we next looked over the deadfalls that I had built for marten the fall before, putting in a new stake where necessary. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. For marten we use mostly No. 1, but if there are signs of fisher or lynx we use No. 1-1/2 so if one happens to get into a trap it will hold him. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp Usually, the fisher is easily trapped and will enter the trap as readily as the marten, but there are "off seasons" when food is plenty and the animals are rather shy. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Where the tracks are plainly frequently used runways to watering-places or lair in hollow tree, the Indian digs a pit across the marten's trail. The Story of the Trapper Hopelessly snared, indeed, was the poor marten; he had not even the resource of parting with his paw, which, had he had any 'purchase' to strive against, would probably have been his choice. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement I kicked the snow away, and to my delight and surprise I found as good a marten as I had caught. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. It's marten that you are after mostly, isn't it? The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp The most common method for trapping the fisher is by setting a trap in a pen of stakes or a natural enclosure, the same as recommended for marten, but the pen should be larger. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture A snap of the marten's teeth sent the dog back with a jump. The Story of the Trapper Not long since, an otter skin equaled ten “beaver,” twenty rabbit equaled one “beaver,” one marten equaled two and a half “beaver”; and so on down, or up, the scale. The Wilderness Trail I examined all the traps then to make sure that there was nothing in them, but I found no more marten. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. But this is nothing to do with marten. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp The track of the fisher is very similar to that of the marten but is larger. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture In the vernacular of the craft this marten's bushy tail will not reach as far back as his hind legs can stretch. The Story of the Trapper The snowy hair, the coat of marten, the ventilating cloth, the hygienic flannel—everything down to the health boots from Messrs. Dall and Crumbie’s, identified the body as that of Uncle Joseph. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) We also built a number more deadfalls for marten on different ridges farther up the stream where I had not set any the fall before. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. "I shouldn't think the marten could get his peepers on the bait, then," said Sparrer. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp There is practically no difference between the track of the fisher and that of the marten except in size. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture A trapper's dog had stumbled on a marten in a stump hole. The Story of the Trapper Meanwhile, to lose no time, he began to skin a pine marten. The Peace of Roaring River I made tracks to the ridge where I had seen the marten tracks, and I lost no time in putting up deadfalls at the best pace I was capable of getting into. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Mink, marten, fox, fisher, weasel, muskrat, skunk and bob cat are 'cased.' The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp The tracks of both the marten and the fisher are found in the same kind of places, but the fisher is more of a rambler and more given to rambling in the open country. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture What gift has wapistan, the marten, to protect himself against all the powers that prey? The Story of the Trapper And if the ostrich were to strip off their feathers, the silkworm their dresses, the kid their gloves, and the marten demand his furs, what would be their state in the sight of man? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 We went onto the ridges into the thick heavy timber, where the marten were most likely to be found. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. For marten, mink, otter, fisher and such like we use longer, narrower boards; that is, they are narrower in proportion to their length. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp The weasel, mink, marten, fisher, fox, opossum, muskrat, civet, skunk, wild cat should be cased. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Before the dog gathered courage to make another rush, the marten escaped by a rear knot-hole, getting the start of his enemy by fifty yards. The Story of the Trapper The pole-cats, together with the ermine, ferret, weasel, marten, sable, skunk, badger, the otter and the bear, raccoon, coati-mondi, with the kinkajoo, panda, &c., all belong to another family. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 For instance, someone advised readers to use a No. 2 or 3 Newhouse trap to catch marten and said that marten frequented marshy places. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. There were marten, mink, fisher, a couple of otter, three red fox, two lynx and a number of muskrat, a pile that altogether represented a tidy sum from a trapper's point of view. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp I say nothing of the furs,—skins of all kinds of creatures, sables, black and white foxes, ermines, lynxes, hyænas, bears, panthers, wolves, martens, white hares—” “Stop, stop!” The Rambles of a Rat Into this eerie nook the pursued marten had scrambled and waited in safety till dog and man retired. The Story of the Trapper Its fur is brown, harder and glossier than that of the marten, and worth about a quarter as much. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 The trapper will find marten, fisher and lynx in many places in the Rockies and in the Coast Range but nothing to what there was a few years ago. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Two sounds, a sharp little cry of martens and occasional heavy crashes of falling rock, saluted us. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers Then he will return to the Great Lake and trap the marten and the mink. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob In one of his traps the man finds a peculiarly short specimen of the marten. The Story of the Trapper He was prince of the forest, and the rabbits, wild boars, squirrels and martens, pheasants and hawks were his servants and messengers. Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan To get back to my story, Charley and I did fairly well in catching mink and marten, but the bear had either migrated or gone into winter quarters. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Wolves, foxes, lynx, bear, wildcats, sables, martens, squirrels and marmots are brought in by thousands; and great quantities of sheep, goat, cow and antelope hides are sent annually to Kalgan. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' Leastways, he gets one silver an' a rare lot o' martens an' otters up t' Christmas, an' a plenty t' send Emily t' th' hospital. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob Farther north the marten have longer fur, but not finer than you will find here, so that they bring just as good prices. The Young Alaskans on the Trail The marten seem rather yellow, the lynx good, beaver and bear good. Young Alaskans in the Far North After we had gone over the streams we built the necessary deadfalls in the dark, heavy timbered sections where we thought likely that there might be marten. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. The mink which was suspended by the tossing pole, and the other marten which had fallen victim to one of the "tree sets," of course, could not be held by the snowshoe. Connie Morgan in the Fur Country There were two methods followed in setting the marten traps. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob Now, if the lynx and the marten should disappear, and if we had to go to farming, it still would be the ‘Land of Plenty,’ I’m thinking—that’s what we used to call it. The Young Alaskans on the Trail They subsist chiefly on rein-deer, which they are very dexterous in killing: they also kill foxes, martens, and beavers. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe The boys would take the same path to the road that I did when they would go south of camp to look after the marten traps. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. All the steel traps had been set, and 'Merican Joe had constructed two deadfalls, which varied from those set for marten only by being more cunningly devised, and more carefully prepared. Connie Morgan in the Fur Country The snow was full of tracks of deer, hogs, rabbits, woodchucks, weasels, martens, porcupines, monkeys, and ferrets. Harper's Young People, January 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Alas, it was no marten, but one of the boys whom he had seen playing outside the cave! Wigwam Evenings Sioux Folk Tales Retold Three martens are estimated to be equal in value to one beaver, one white fox to two beavers, one black fox or a bear to four beavers, a rifle to fifteen beavers. Principles Of Political Economy "We have reindeer, bear, wolves, foxes, hare, marten, otter, and in the spring and summer we have an abundance of geese, ducks, etc.," replied Joe, the elder of the boys. Doctor Jones' Picnic In Janueer de marten curl up in de stump an' sleep. Connie Morgan in the Fur Country In the clayey bank the martens built their nest. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Going up the side of the wooded ridge, a pine marten was espied in full chase after a red squirrel, up and down the trunk of a spruce. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine I will give you my ermine pelisse and a mantle of marten, and we will have some talk together.' The Book of Romance Now the highlines were for land animals, such as Coyotes, Wolves, Lion, marten and skunk. Black Beaver The Trapper Tomorrow I can help, and we ought to be able to get out all the rest of the marten traps. Connie Morgan in the Fur Country Ermines were found in considerable numbers, and in the first week four fine sables were killed, as well as two martens and a bear; the latter was specially prized. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia |
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