The arrival of spring has brought the sighting of a curious carnivore: the fisher cat. A dark brown-furred mammal, the fisher cat has a name that is a misnomer. It doesn't typically eat fish, unless ...

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It's fisher season in Massachusetts, and that means taking a few steps to mitigate their effect. Fishers, also know as fisher cats, are active year round. They're nocturnal, but can be seen out in ...

Three weeks ago, I wrote about changes in the state’s wildlife. Since then, I have received a couple of stories about the dark, long-haired animal called the fisher from my readers. This animal is ...

The arrival of an earlier spring will have many rejoicing, including some furry critters. A recent Front Porch Forum post about sightings of a "fisher cat" is reminding folks to look out for the ...

The fisher cat, or fisher, is an elusive carnivorous mammal, which is not a cat and isn't particularly fond of fish. Populations thinned by trapping and deforestation have been bolstered in the U.S.