[obol] Re: Fwd: TAKE ACTION: Protect this rare West Coast species from imminent extinction
- From: "Robert O'Brien" <baro@xxxxxxx>
- To: tlove@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 11:20:43 -0800
I agree with Alan. I like to hear about these things and then could
research them further on another venue as
listed by the poster in the one email. This is already happening to an
extent right now on OBOL.
Bob OBrien
Carver OR
On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 7:11 AM, Thomas Love <tlove@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm skeptical of this claim. I'm sure there are problems, particularly
> in some (most?) parts of their range, but I'm not at all sure FISHERS are
> in "imminent danger of extinction". A friend and I got the great chance to
> participate in Fisher trapping in the Ashland Watershed (aka Siskiyou NF) a
> few years back. They are finding that Fishers are substantially less rare
> than had been previously thought, at least in that area. I don't know and
> don't have time to research this; perhaps Romain Cooper or some others have
> more insight.
>
> Fishers are extremely secretive and hard to see. We managed to see one
> as it ran from the live trap they are using in the study – it was beautiful
> alright. The main FS biologist working on this project has spent long
> hours over twenty years in the Siskiyou back country, and has NEVER seen
> one except for in their traps.
>
> Tom L.
>
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