Aim Vertebrates are declining worldwide, yet a comprehensive examination of the sources
of mortality is lacking. We conducted a global synthesis of terrestrial vertebrate cause …

Field naturalists have observed the activities of weasels for centuries. Their descriptions
were often accurate but sometimes misinterpreted the animals' behaviors and underlying …

1. This paper examines patterns of otter road traffic accidents and the possibilities for
reducing this mortality. 2. Records of otter road casualties in Britain (673 between 1971 and …

Abstract The American marten (Martes americana), also called the marten or American
sable, is a carnivorous mammal about the size of a small house cat. Its total length is …

The fisher (Martes pennanti) is a medium-size mammalian carnivore and the largest
member of the genus Martes (Anderson 1970) of the family Mustelidae in the order …

CONTEXT AND CONTENT. Subgenus Vison. The extinct sea mink (M. macrodon) is here
considered as a separate species (Hall, 1981; Nowak, 1991), although it is considered by …

CONTEXT AND CONTENT. Order Carnivora, Family Mustelidae, Subfamily Mustelinae,
Genus Mustela, Subgenus Mustela, with 17 extant species in the genus and five in the …

Data obtained from the dissection of 1067 otters Lutra lutra were used to compare the
causes of mortality in relation to age composition, time trends, and regions. Age …

Trap** and hunting records are frequently used as an index of animal abundance. This
study demonstrates that these records can be misleading if sampling effort is not controlled …

Simple Summary Working with protected and elusive wildlife species remains a challenge
when it comes to population health investigations. Specimens found dead, such as road …