Rare Fisher Spotted in Murrysville: First Pennsylvania Sighting in Over a Century
A rare wild animal called a fisher now lives in Murrysville, Westmoreland County. Trail cameras caught clear pictures of this member of the weasel family, which disappeared from Pennsylvania over 100 years ago. “To our amazement, we captured fisher photos on four out of the six logs,” says PixCams, the wildlife watching group that set up cameras in December. They spread six cameras across 40 acres of land on downed logs. Looking at the fisher’s size, experts believe it’s female. Female fishers weigh between four and nine pounds and measure 30 to 37 inches long. Males are bigger, weighing between … Continue reading Rare Fisher Spotted in Murrysville: First Pennsylvania Sighting in Over a Century
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