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I remember reading about them way back in grade school (waaaay back) but had forgotten everything I knew.
I know that the NPS people are “specialists” and are supposed to know a lot about this, but to introduce them into an environment that doesn’t have any, is still an artificial restructuring. So, it will be interesting to see what happens to the population of everything they eat. “An environmental analysis released Wednesday found there would be no significant impact to reintroducing the species.” Famous last words. We’ll see. Remember the bears, wolves, elk, and deer?
Still, I think it’s interesting. I wonder from where they got these fishers. Do you know?
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Look at those teeth. These guys are certainly not living off of berries and clover.
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Olympic Park Page
Olympic Park bringing back native species -- fishers
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORT ANGELES, Wash. -- Olympic National Park plans to bring back a member of the weasel family that was eradicated by trapping and habitat loss.
The fisher is a small reclusive predator also related to minks and otters.
An environmental analysis released Wednesday found there would be no significant impact to reintroducing the species.
Working with the state Fish and Wildlife Department, the park plans to introduce at least 100 fishers in the park over a three-year period. The first fishers could be released this fall or winter