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</u></p& --047d7bdc131e2cd1c704fcd09dfa Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 And now Halifax Metro News has picked up the story of the Bronx Fisher, with a nice video taken from somebody's back porch. This gives a good view of what they look like in the 'wild'. http://metronews.ca/news/world/1079184/bronx-mystery-creature-is-member-of-weasel-family/ On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 7:56 AM, Rick Ballard <ideaphore@gmail.com> wrote: > Interestingly, just after I read this, I read an article regarding a > Fisher found living in the Bronx in New York City. Probably a smorgasbord > of squirrels and rats. > > > http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/06/25/mystery-solved-for-strange-animal-found-scurrying-around-the-bronx/ > > > > > On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 6:39 AM, John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> > wrote: > >> Back in the early spring of 2007, something long , low, dark, and very >> fast shot across a wooded road between Hectanooga and Norwood, just inside >> Digby county, about 100 meters in front of our car. My wife noticed a >> fairly bushy tail, and the picture of a fisher looked right. >> >> >> >> Plenty of porcupines around to feed them. >> >> >> >> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto: >> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *desolatechair >> *Sent:* June-26-14 10:19 PM >> *To:* naturens >> *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] probable fisher sighting kings co ns >> >> >> >> George >> >> >> >> I saw a Fisher in woods on the Bog road, between Hantsport and >> Falmouth,in Feb. 2010. >> >> >> >> It was way too fast to get a photo but I do have excellent photos of the >> prints, which have been verified by reliable third parties. >> >> >> >> Jamie >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from Samsung Mobile >> >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> >> From: "George E. Forsyth" >> >> Date:06-26-2014 9:55 PM (GMT-04:00) >> >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> Subject: [NatureNS] probable fisher sighting kings co ns >> >> >> >> Hello All, >> >> My son called me this afternoon from his truck in a new orchard he is >> managing near Morristown, Kings Co,NS. 44.987921, -64.753974 He said >> that he had seen a badger, I told him that they didn't live in Nova >> Scotia. He has seen badgers in Alberta and Saskatchewan while he >> worked in wilderness areas, he did habitat assessments and badger >> surveys. This animal today ran in front of his truck and underneath a >> large pile if poles that will be used to build a trellis for the new >> orchard. He didn't get out of the truck as he believed it to be a >> badger, and he was unable to take a picture of the animal. >> >> After he described the animal that he had seen, I looked up the >> article that was written by Barry Sabean a number of years ago, and >> read the description to him. The two descriptions matched, and I then >> linked him to a video of a fisher taken in Connecticut. He felt that >> this also matched what he had seen. >> >> He then told me that there had been three areas in the orchard where >> he had daily seen groundhogs, but he now notes that they are now not >> being seen. A fisher in the area would do well having groundhog dinners! >> >> How common are fishers, and have they been seen in Kings County? >> >> George Forsyth >> >> > > > -- > Rick Ballard > Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada > -- Rick Ballard Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada --047d7bdc131e2cd1c704fcd09dfa Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,= serif">And now Halifax Metro News has picked up the story of the Bronx Fish= er, with a nice video taken from somebody's back porch. This gives a go= od view of what they look like in the 'wild'.</div> <div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div>= <div class=3D"gmail_default" style><font face=3D"georgia, serif"><a href=3D= "http://metronews.ca/news/world/1079184/bronx-mystery-creature-is-member-of= -weasel-family/">http://metronews.ca/news/world/1079184/bronx-mystery-creat= ure-is-member-of-weasel-family/</a></font><br> </div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">O= n Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 7:56 AM, Rick Ballard <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href= =3D"mailto:ideaphore@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">ideaphore@gmail.com</a>&g= t;</span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default= " style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif">Interestingly, just after I read this= , I read an article regarding a Fisher found living in the Bronx in New Yor= k City. Probably a smorgasbord of squirrels and rats.</div> <div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div>= <div class=3D"gmail_default"><font face=3D"georgia, serif"><a href=3D"http:= //newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/06/25/mystery-solved-for-strange-animal-found-s= currying-around-the-bronx/" target=3D"_blank">http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2= 014/06/25/mystery-solved-for-strange-animal-found-scurrying-around-the-bron= x/</a></font><br> </div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><br>= </div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><br>= </div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div><div class=3D"h5"><br><br><div = class=3D"gmail_quote"> On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 6:39 AM, John and Nhung <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hr= ef=3D"mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">nhungjohn@eastlink.ca= </a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"p= urple"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-fam= ily:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Back in the e= arly spring of 2007, something long , low, dark, and very fast shot across = a wooded road betwee