Persistence of a Reintroduced Fisher, Martes pennanti, Population in Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area, Central Alberta | Zendy

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Persistence of a Reintroduced Fisher, <em>Martes pennanti</em>, Population in Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area, Central Alberta

Author(s) -

Gilbert Proulx,

Brian Genereux

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the canadian field-naturalist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21

H-Index - 28

ISSN - 0008-3550

DOI - 10.22621/cfn.v123i2.933

Subject(s) - recreation , persistence (discontinuity) , geography , population , population decline , ecology , demography , biology , geotechnical engineering , sociology , engineering

In order to confirm the persistence of a Fisher ( Martes pennanti ) population reintroduced in 1990 in Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area, central Alberta, we inventoried trails in the winters of 2006 and 2007. We recorded the presence of Fishers in 16 locations, and we confirmed the presence of at least two animals. We believe that the presence of Fishers 17 years after their release in the recreation area indicates that there is a self-sustaining population.

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