Fisher Cat Population Maine

By charles thompson special to the telegram.

Fisher cat population maine. According to maine department of inland fisheries and wildlife wildlife biologist scott mcclellan the fishers involved in these kills attacked lynx bedded down in snowstorms with a quick powerful grip bite to the lynx s neck. Researchers in maine have found about a dozen cases of confirmed fisher predation on canada lynx and several more suspected cases in a four township area of maine. The color of their fur will change from season to. These are noted nocturnal animals and therefore very hard to observe.

Mclellan says that his team found about a dozen examples of fisher predation on lynx in their four township area of maine over the roughly 12 years of study and suspected a few more cases. Fisher have become more adapted to living in forests in more suburban areas and are responsible for preying on local house cats. Cadot also points to a study conducted by maine department of inland fisheries and. As cadot points out the only fisher cats in new hampshire are in manchester there s a roster full of them.

Fisher cat a fact of life in maine woods. Now the domestic cat and fowl population is. The fisher is one of the only animals that can successfully attack kill and eat a porcupine. And distributing fisher cats throughout the state to control turkey population.

A fisher cat is a medium sized mammals that can measure between 25 and 50 inches with brown coats and gold or silver hair on their head and shoulders.