American Marten sighted in Vega State Park

Meet the American Marten! Sometimes referred to as American pine marten, they are a member of the weasel family and uniquely adapted for their omnivorous life in the alpine and boreal forests of North America. Martens thrive as predators in mature expansive forests. They are incredible climbers, equally as agile in trees as on the ground. Martens regulate small mammal populations and are essential dispersers of forest seeds, like berries. Martens can survive in some of the harshest winter condit

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