Pine martens are among the most elusive of all our woodland wildlife by virtue of being largely nocturnal, super-stealthy, tree-climbing ninjas. And yet sightings of these handsome mammals are on the up – and in quite a big way. Partly, this is down to the popularity of putting out food to attract martens to gardens and […]
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Pine martens return to Dartmoor after 150-year absence
Fifteen pine martens are darting through the woods of Dartmoor for the first time in 150 years after the rare but recovering species was reintroduced into south-west England. The nimble, tree-climbing mustelids were released last month at secret locations in the steep, tree-lined valleys of Devon in what conservationists are hailing as a historic step […]