American Marten

The American Marten Weasels are  carnivores that belongs to the weasel family. Before the late 1800s, the marten was common in northern Minnesota. Because of logging, most of its wooded habitat was lost. By 1920 pine martens had almost disappeared from Minnesota. The full recovery of the population by 1990 is a Department of natural resources management success story.Marten Weasels weight 1 to 3.5 pounds.Marten Weasels are small like woodland mammals.