Pine martens have returned to England and Wales nearly 15 years after they were officially declared extinct in those countries.
Back in 2005 I was up on the North Yorkshire Moors, Close to the Cleveland Way, and I thought it was a young pine marten chasing a baby rabbit. Rocky killed them both. On reflection, perhaps it was a weasel or a stoat. First Rocky got the predator and then the prey. Later he worried a sheep. Now his hunting instincts are more under control, but he still likes to give the grey squirrels a run for their money in the local park.
2 comments:
This is encouraging stuff.
Pine Martins are quite amazing. I saw one close up when I was on holiday in Scotland.
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