In a new #openaccess paper, temporal niche partitioning was investigated among six #mesocarnivores — #Mustela erminea, #Neogale vison, #Martes americana, #Pekania pennanti, #Gulo gulo, & #Lynx canadensis — in Canada

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#ecologyresearch #researchpaper #carnivore

Camera trap photo of fisher with only one reflecting eye

OTD in '23: A male (big-headed) fisher with an eye injury passed by. We've had him, an adult male fox, and a raccoon all with eye injuries severe enough to prevent reflection in the past ~2 years.

🦊 👁️ 🩹 #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #Pekania

Camera trap photo of a fisher on log

OTD last year: a fisher on the prowl on a log bridge in the fern forest.

🦊 #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #fisher #Pekania #PekaniaPennanti #NOTacat

Camera trap photo of a fisher during the day in MA

OTD (...at least by incorrect timestamp* 😉) we got a nice daytime capture of a young #fisher, which is the Aug photo for our current 2025 #TuftsMCM Cummings Critter Cams calendar.

🦊 #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #Pekania

*it was actually mid-Sep of '22