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DarthLysergis t1_j0hyeoy wrote

They are less and less prevalent since the fisher cat was reintroduced. Fisher cats are one of a few true predators for porcupines

Cool Fisher cat story.

There was a huge blight of trees in an area once (I don't remember all the details) but they couldn't figure out why all the trees were losing lower bark and dying.

That lead to them finding out that the population of porcupines had exploded and they damage trees (many times in a beneficial way to thin forest's)

And this was a result of over hunting the fisher cat.

Fishers go after porcupines because they have figured out a tactic to attack them and not get hurt.

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onthelockdown t1_j0i0n6v wrote

This explains why I saw them rarely as a child and never now..

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DanHassler0 t1_j0jsegt wrote

How common are fisher cats in CT? I've never seen one and rarely hear about them.

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DarthLysergis t1_j0jtpqr wrote

They are nocturnal and still fairly thin in number. Vicious little bastards though.

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Resident_Ad_4152 t1_j0l9484 wrote

Not uncommon, but they are sparse. I see them from time to time living in manchester though. They're most active around dusk and dawn.

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himewaridesu t1_j0miab0 wrote

Well their name is a misnomer for one. They’re like evil like weasels.

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