For the first time in nearly 80 years, it dashes out of the box and into the North Cascades. Slowly, a sliver of light widens at the front of the box, until it is fully open and the fisher’s new home is in full view: large, moss-covered rocks, cozy-looking snags and vibrant green foliage. By ethically live-capturing fishers, they’re a core part of our fisher reintroduction project. near Edmonton in northern Alberta stand in prime fisher habitat. It smells moist and earthy here, and feels a little warmer than where it originally came from. Huddled into the corner of a wooden box about the size of a file cabinet, a fisher with round ears, whiskers and a long bushy tail waits eagerly to discover its new surroundings. By Keiko Betcher, Communications and Outreach Associate Getting healthy fishers from Canada to Washington is no simple task-read the story behind their journey that leads them back into the Cascades.
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