British Columbia Fisher Habitat and Forestry Web Module
Habitat Tools
Downloadable content with information and resources (e.g. spatial data, summary tables with quantitative management targets, and pictorial guides) to facilitate the identification, conservation, recruitment, and enhancement of fisher habitat in BC.
Find valuable information and tools needed to help you manage for fisher habitats in BC
Find valuable information and tools needed to help you manage for fisher habitats in BC
Pekania Pennanti
Fisher Ecology
Fishers (Pekania pennanti) are medium-sized carnivores that have the long thin body characteristic of the weasel family. Their fur is deep brown to black with lighter hairs around the face, neck, and shoulders.
HOME RANGE AND MOVEMENT
Fishers are solitary animals that only interact with other fishers during mating, territorial defense, or when raising young. Fishers require movement habitat to safely travel between important habitats within their home range.
Fishers require movement habitat to safely travel between important habitats within their home range, and to access new areas when dispersing. Movement habitat can be supplied by tree cover, which provides protection from above and vertical escape opportunities, and dense shrub cover that provides horizontal and vertical screening.