The fisher is a small, carnivorous mammal native to North America. They are a forest-dwelling creature whose range covers much of the boreal forest in Canada to the northern United States.
The fisher is a member of the weasel family and a close relative of the marten. However, it is nearly twice as large and four times as heavy as the marten. The coat on the fisher’s slender body is dark brown with blackish brown fur on its rump and bushy tail.
The name ‘fisher’ has no relation to fish, but is derived from ‘fiche’ an old English word for the European polecat and its pelt.
The fisher is an exceptional predator and one of the few animals that eats porcupine. They attack their prey from behind. ( Ontario Nature )
Fisher were reintroduced to Killbear Provincial Park years ago to control the porcupine population. They are very elusive and hard to observe. It took me four years of solid early morning hunting before I finally got an image of one.
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