Gimme shelter: anthropogenic structures as resting sites for American Marten (Martes americana)

Several species of martens (Martes spp.) are reported to use buildings as resting or den sites. However, such behaviour has not been attributed to American Marten (Martes americana). We report American Marten using occupied buildings and evidence of suspected use of an abandoned cabin, as resting si...

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Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Jung, Thomas, Slough, Brian
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2022
Subjects:
commensal
human-widlife interactions
resting site
synurbic
urbanization
mesocarnivore
American Marten
Martes americana
Canada
Yukon
American marten
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/2725
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v135i4.2725
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Summary:Several species of martens (Martes spp.) are reported to use buildings as resting or den sites. However, such behaviour has not been attributed to American Marten (Martes americana). We report American Marten using occupied buildings and evidence of suspected use of an abandoned cabin, as resting sites in southern Yukon, Canada. These observations further highlight the behavioural flexibility of North American species of Martes with regard to using novel structures as resting sites.

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