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FBH
member Dave Kabatchnick photoed these three young fishers, probably
litter-mates, near Hemenway Hill in the Blue Hills on July 4th.
Fishers are tree-dwelling members of
the weasel family that can weigh up to twelve pounds. They are fierce
predators and can kill squirrels, rabbits, and porcupines. Although
they spend much of their time on the ground, they are found only in
forested areas.
Nearly driven out of New England
by hunting and trapping, fishers have recolonized much of Massachusetts,
and were first reported on the Cape this year. They have been in the
Blue Hills since at least 2003, when FBH member Robert Mussey found
tracks near Unquity Road. So far as we know, this is the first time
they have been photoed in the Reservation. |
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