Editor’s note: The following column was originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader on Dec. 11, 1999. IN OUR NATURE TALKS of Nov. 6, we quoted from a Plymouth reader who described ...

Weasels belong to the Mustelidae Family, and there are six members of this family living here in NYS. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.org Weasels belong to the Mustelidae Family, and there are six members ...

After talking about two birds that are generally unmistakable, I wanted to switch gears this week and take a closer look at a mammal that seems to lead to more annual misidentifications than any other ...

Fishers are continuing their comeback in Ohio, with one spotted near this Ohio city for the first time in nearly 200 years.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. I was thrilled when I found the tracks coming and going from my garage last ...

This taxonomic family (Mustelidae) of carnivores is familiar to Juneau folks in the form of weasels, wolverines, martens, mink, fishers and otters. Mustelids are a species-rich family, with 50 or 60 ...

Ever since the main character of one of my favorite books “My Side of the Mountain” (a book I first read almost 50 years ago) befriends a weasel, I have loved these high-spirited carnivores. Both of ...

For the record, this is a story that I’ve been sitting on for months. So much was happening this summer that things started to pile up in my “To Do” list and I made the decision to set this one aside ...

Of the eight documented varieties of weasel in Colorado, only two are actually called weasels. Both can be found locally and if you’re lucky enough to spot one, your first reaction is likely to be ...