Landscape use by translocated pine martens Josie Bridges, David Bavin, Catherine McNicol, Jenny MacPherson

Common & widespread

c. 1800 c. 1915

Rare & localised

Background

39 Pine martens translocated from the Scottish Highlands to mid Wales 20 Males/19 Females Released after a week in pens

September 2015 – October 2016

Radio tracking

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Movement

100 Km!

Avoiding open land

Following wooded

corridors

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100 Km!

“post release behaviour of fishers and American martens is characterised by large post-release movements……. ……maximum post release movements of fishers of between 70 and 163km have been reported from >5 studies and martens moved up to 149km from release sites in Wisconsin and Yukon.”

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Den sites

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Den sites

Phase 1 – Pine marten home ranges

C.McNicol 2017 (unpublished data)

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100 Km!

PM04’s post release movement

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Male / female “ranges”

Phase 2 releases:

• Utilised unoccupied

territories

• Seemed to settle much

quicker

Phase 2 – Pine marten home ranges

C.McNicol 2017 (unpublished data)

VHF Telemetry for PM31

GPS fixes for PM31

September to November 2016

VHF telemetry for PM36

GPS fixes for PM36

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The team

Henry Schofield, Jenny MacPherson, David Bavin, Alex Tomlinson, Josie Bridges, Lizzie Croose, Catherine McNichol,

Natalie Buttriss, Hilary Macmillan, Helen Kidwell

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Thank you

Scottish Natural Heritage,

Natural Resources Wales,

Forestry Commission

Scotland, Johnny Birks, Pete

Turner, Huw Denman, Robbie

McDonald, Don MacPherson,

John Martin, Karis Hodgson,

Aline Denton, Nick Young, all

volunteers & everyone who

helps with the project