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Update on Northern New York Fisher Population Study

May 31, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

fisher with a collar captured on a trail camera provided by DECDEC staff, in partnership with researchers from SUNY ESF, are conducting a study to better understand fisher population dynamics and survival across the agency’s Northern Zone in Northern New York. [Read more…] about Update on Northern New York Fisher Population Study

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: DEC, fishers, nature, small mammals, SUNY ESF, Wildlife

Breakup of Fisher Families

September 21, 2020 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

TOS_Fisher_kitsAlong with the crisp mornings and crimson colors that signal summer’s slide into fall, there are changes occurring in the forests that go mostly unnoticed.  Among them is the dispersal of fisher kits from their mother’s territory into their own. [Read more…] about Breakup of Fisher Families

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: fishers, nature, small mammals, Wildlife

Study Seeks To Answer Questions About Fisher Declines

May 4, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fisher at Mount Rainier National Park courtesy Emily Brouwer NPSOver the past decade, the number of fishers taken by trappers has declined in the Central Adirondacks, and since the harvest is often proportional to abundance, there is a believed to be a population decline in this area as well. [Read more…] about Study Seeks To Answer Questions About Fisher Declines

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, fishers, nature, small mammals, Tug Hill Plateau, Wildlife

Fishers And Their Bad Reputation

April 23, 2020 by Steve Hall 2 Comments

fisher provided by Adirondack Wildlife RefugeWhenever the subject of fishers comes up, you hear they’re mean, nasty and vicious – a smaller wolverine with attitude. Fishers get a pretty bad rap, but when they do, there’s a great deal of projecting and anthropomorphizing going on.

Fishers aren’t mean or evil, and they don’t really eat many house cats at all. [Read more…] about Fishers And Their Bad Reputation

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Western NY Tagged With: fishers, nature, small mammals, Wildlife

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