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Information and advice about our rarest native mammal, the pine marten. Expert knowledge from foresters, farmers, gun clubs, rangers and academia.
An elusive mustelid, the pine marten is mostly found in the north of the UK, particularly Scotland. It prefers woodland habitats, climbing very well and living in tree holes, old squirrel dreys or even old bird nests.
2 mar 2012 · The secretive and elusive pine marten was once found throughout Ireland, but a combination of habitat destruction, hunting for their skins and persecution by gamekeepers during the early part of the 20th century meant that by the 1950’s few martens survived.
14 cze 2018 · Six thousand years ago, the pine marten was the second most common carnivore in Britain. These days it is one of the rarest. Although occasionally preyed on by foxes and eagles, the pine marten’s biggest enemy is people.
The European pine marten (Martes martes), also known as the pine marten, is a mustelid native to and widespread in most of Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus and parts of Iran, Iraq and Syria. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. [1] It is less commonly also known as baum marten [2] or sweet marten.
Pine marten are habitat specialists, requiring forest or scrub habitat to exist in an area. They are adept at climbing trees as they have powerful non-retractable claws. The species is primarily active at night and individuals live in territories that can vary in size from 60 hectares to 430 hectares.
Pine martens have long bodies and bushy tails with rich, brown fur and a distinctive cream or yellow throat patch known as a bib. They have round ears and relatively small legs, like the other animals in their wider species family.
