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Agree wholeheartedly with your comments. After I read of your Fisher sightin=
g I looked them up to find out more. This older but very informative article=
gives some background- extirpation, reintroductions. . Wonder how the over=
all population has fared since? You are fortunate to have one nearby (and ma=
ybe fewer porcupines).=20
https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/conserva/fishers.asp
Nancy D
Sent from my iPad
> On Mar 3, 2019, at 10:26 AM, Andrew Steeves <andrew@gaspereau.com> wrote:
>=20
> It=E2=80=99s not that uncommon for me to see the markings that their landi=
ngs make in the snow, but I don=E2=80=99t often get to see flying squirrels i=
n action, I assume largely because they are nocturnal. So I was pretty thril=
led to see one gliding across the road last night just as the snow was start=
ing, maybe 20 feet ahead of me. It must have leapt off a pretty high branch a=
nd caught a good draft because it made it all the way across the road, from t=
he tree line on one side to the tree line on the other. It was gliding at a p=
retty shallow angle when it passed me, perhaps 10 feet off the ground. I hav=
e no idea which of the two species it was (I understand we have both here in=
the Gaspereau Valley). This occurred on Davison Street (a rural road with a=
rather urban sounding name) near Jake Reid Road, Kings County.
>=20
> Another interesting recent sighting of note was of a Fisher along the Gasp=
ereau River near the White Rock. I have seen a Fisher in that same spot mult=
iple years running. Very dark coloration, almost black.
>=20
> I don=E2=80=99t post to this list as often as I should. I appreciate those=
who do post here regularly. These local reports help us to understand what i=
s going on in other neighbourhoods of the province as well as our own. The p=
rotection of our natural world relies not only on the wonder and respect of t=
he citizens who engage with it, but also on the ability of those citizens to=
communicate that wonder and respect to the rest of society.
>=20
> Andrew Steeves
> Black River, Kings Co.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Agree wholeheartedly with your comments. Af=
ter I read of your Fisher sighting I looked them up to find out more. This o=
lder but very informative article gives some background- extirpation, reintr=
oductions. . Wonder how the overall population has fared since? You ar=
e fortunate to have one nearby (and maybe fewer porcupines). <div><br><=
/div><div><a href=3D"https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/conserva/fishers.as=
p">https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/conserva/fishers.asp</a><div><br></di=
v><div>Nancy D<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr">Sent from m=
y iPad</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Mar 3, 2019, at 10:26 AM, Andrew Steeves=
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ote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><meta http-equi=
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div class=3D"WordSection1">It=E2=80=99s not that uncommon for me to see the m=
arkings that their landings make in the snow, but I don=E2=80=99t often get t=
o see flying squirrels in action, I assume largely because they are nocturna=
l. So I was pretty thrilled to see one gliding across the road last night ju=
st as the snow was starting, maybe 20 feet ahead of me. It must have leapt o=
ff a pretty high branch and caught a good draft because it made it all the w=
ay across the road, from the tree line on one side to the tree line on the o=
ther. It was gliding at a pretty shallow angle when it passed me, perhaps 10=
feet off the ground. I have no idea which of the two species it was (I unde=
rstand we have both here in the Gaspereau Valley). This occurred on Davison S=
treet (a rural road with a rather urban sounding name) near Jake Reid Road, K=
ings County.</div><div class=3D"WordSection1"><br></div><div class=3D"WordSe=
ction1">Another interesting recent sighting of note was of a Fisher along th=
e Gaspereau River near the White Rock. I have seen a Fisher in that same spo=
t multiple years running. Very dark coloration, almost black.</div><div clas=
s=3D"WordSection1"><br></div><div class=3D"WordSection1">I don=E2=80=99t pos=
t to this list as often as I should. I appreciate those who do post here reg=
ularly. These local reports help us to understand what is going on in other n=
eighbourhoods of the province as well as our own. The protection of our natu=
ral world relies not only on the wonder and respect of the citizens who enga=
ge with it, but also on the ability of those citizens to communicate that wo=
nder and respect to the rest of society.</div><div class=3D"WordSection1"><b=
r></div><div class=3D"WordSection1">Andrew Steeves</div><div class=3D"WordSe=
ction1">Black River, Kings Co.</div>
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