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PINE MARTENS
THE VINCENT WILDLIFE TRUST | HERTFORDSHIRE | ENGLAND
With the pine martin species nearing extinction, many Wildlife Trusts across the UK have begun to undertake work to reintroduce this native species back to our landscape.
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Jenny MacPherson, Vincent Wildlife Trust’s Science and Research Programme Manager, tells us more about the Pine Martin reintroduction project in Wales and explains how we can better protect this once prevalent species.
The pine marten was once on the verge of extinction in southern Britain but is now back in healthy numbers thanks to recent conservation projects.
Between autumn 2015 and 2017, a total of 51 pine martens were trans-located from a number of sites across the Highlands of Scotland to the forests of the Cambrian Mountains in mid-Wales as part...
WORDS: JENNY MACPHERSON | SCIENCE & RESEARCH PROGRAMME MANAGER | THE VINCENT WILDLIFE TRUST
IMAGES: JCH PHOTOGRAPHY
