2021 Newsletter Update
The Newsletter Committee recently compiled many interesting submissions from throughout the world for our latest Martes Working Group Newsletter – Winter 2021 edition. If you are a MWG member, you should have received an email with the Newsletter, otherwise it is available below.
MWG Membership Questionnaire
The Martes Working Group has undergone significant change in its membership since its inception in 1993. To better understand the interests and backgrounds of people working in the wide world of Martes research and conservation, we are asking all current MWG members to complete a short membership survey that will tell us more about themselves.
* Coming soon!
Proposed Bylaws for Martes Working Group
To help the Martes Working Group make financing of the upcoming 8th International Martes Symposium a bit easier, we need to establish Bylaws under which the group operates. If you are a Martes Working Group member, you should receive an invitation to vote on the Bylaws soon.
Proposed bylaws available here
Wolverine sighted along Columbia River near Portland - https://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2023/03_Mar/032223.asp
📸 Provided by @Cascadia_Wild
#TBT to when we captured and collared a wolverine for the first time in Utah! It happened a year ago this week, so we wanted to share some cool things we learned. In a span of just over three weeks, this small-but-fierce traveler:
Pretty awesome #FisherFriday for you today: I was tracking Bernadette yesterday, popped out from a bunch of small pines and happened to find this male hanging out below her den giving me the stink eye from around the tree! Sorry for interrupting your lady time, sir. @MartesGroup
Looking at options for study of fisher survival & mortality. Space use a plus, but not critical. Want to maximize efficiency of long term monitoring
What collar(s) would the fisher experts recommend or advise against?
@alexejpksiren @sdlapoint @RolandKays @MartesGroup @LAKEM