An elusive carnivore in the weasel family is roaming free in Washington’s North Cascades for the first time in at least 70 years. Continue Reading Porcupines And Hares Beware! Weasel-Like Fishers Return To North CascadesRead More
Washington’s North Cascades will soon see the return of a small, weasel-like predator called the fisher. The carnivores have been missing from the area since the 1930s. Biologists hope the reintroduction next week will follow in the footsteps of other successful efforts in Washington. Read More
Since 2008, wildlife biologists in Washington state have worked to reintroduce the fisher, a locally-extinct forest weasel. Continue Reading Aerial Survey Flights Find Reintroduced Fishers Dispersing, Possibly ReproducingRead More
Biologists released a handful of weasel-like animals called fishers into the Washington Cascades in 2015. Two years later, the scientists returned to see if they were surviving and reproducing. Continue Reading Once-Vanished Fishers Are Making Read More