Tag: Pacific marten

October 12, 2020

Eastern black rail, coastal martens listed as threatened

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has added the eastern black rail and the coastal distinct population segment of the Pacific marten to the list of threatened species protected under...

September 6, 2018

WSB: What’s the best way to detect martens?

Collecting distribution information for elusive species can be a challenge, but researchers wanted to find the best, most cost-effective way to do so. In a case study published in the...

May 23, 2018

Pacific marten populations face extinction

The Pacific marten (Martes caurina) is a mysterious little predator that lurks in remote slivers of dense forests in coastal Oregon and northern California. But researchers warn populations may vanish...

January 2, 2018

Student research project: LIDAR describes marten habitat

The elusive Pacific marten seeks shelter and food in the forests of the Sierra Nevada, where its populations are imperiled by habitat loss. Taking advantage of LIDAR, the laser-based remote...

February 24, 2016

Martens: More than meets the eye

Katie Moriarty has been studying members of the weasel family for the past 20 years. At a special U.S. Forest Service presentation this month, Moriarty, a research scientist at the...