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Species and Habitat Information
Species Information.
Raley, C.M.; Lofroth, E.C.; Truex, R.L.; Yaeger, J.S.; Higley, J.M. Habitat ecology of fishers in western north America. In Biology and Conservation of Martens, Sables, and Fishers: A New Synthesis PDF
Lofroth, E. C., C. M. Raley, J. M. Higley, R. L. Truex, J. S. Yaeger, J. C. Lewis, P. J. Happe, L. L. Finley, R. H. Naney, L. J. Hale, A. L. Krause, S. A. Livingston, A. M. Myers, and R. N. Brown. 2010. Conservation of Fishers (Martes pennanti) in South-Central British Columbia, Western Washington, Western Oregon, and California–Volume I: Conservation Assessment PDF
Lofroth, E. C., J. M. Higley, R. H. Naney, C. M. Raley, J. S. Yaeger, S. A. Livingston, and R. L. Truex. 2011. Conservation of Fishers (Martes pennanti) in South-Central British Columbia, Western Washington, Western Oregon, and California–Volume II: Key Findings From Fisher Habitat Studies in British Columbia, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and California. USDI Bureau of Land Management, Denver, Colorado, USA. PDF
Naney, R. H., L. L Finley, E. C. Lofroth, P. J. Happe, A. L. Krause, C. M. Raley, R. L. Truex, L. J. Hale, J. M. Higley, A. D. Kosic, J. C. Lewis, S. A. Livingston, D. C. Macfarlane, A. M. Myers, and J. S. Yaeger. 2012. Conservation of Fishers (Martes pennanti) in South-Central British Columbia, Western Washington, Western Oregon, and California–Volume III: Threat Assessment PDF
Weir, R.D. 2003. Status of the fisher in British Columbia .PDF
Fisher Identified Wildlife Management Strategy (IWMS) account. PDF BC Conservation Data Centre / BC Species and Ecosystem Explorer webpage
Habitat Management.
BC Fisher Habitat Working Group. 2024. Incorporating Fisher Habitat Conditions and Targets into Forest Planning: Recommendations for Harvesting in the Interior Cedar Hemlock Zone .
BC Fisher Habitat Working Group. 2023. Incorporating Fisher Habitat Conditions and Targets into Forest Planning: Recommendations for Harvesting Operations during Wildfire Salvage .
BC Fisher Habitat Working Group. 2019. Incorporating Fisher Habitat Conditions and Targets into Forest Planning: Recommendations for Partial Cutting Silvicultural Systems. (PDF , 0.2 MB)
BC Fisher Habitat Working Group. 2019. Guidance on Fisher Open Area Analysis. PDF Nenqay Deni Fish and Wildlife Accord. 2018. Proposal for Joint Recommendation on Fisher Habitat Management. PDF , 1.6 MB)
Davis, L. 2016. Fisher (Pekania pennanti) artificial reproductive den box study; with 2018 addendum. PDF 2020 Updated Fisher Den Box Drawings – PDF
2010 Chief Forester’s Guidance on Coarse Woody Debris Management PDF
Weir, R. D., and P. Lara Almuedo. 2010. British Columbia’s Interior: Fisher Wildlife Habitat Decision Aid PDF
2005 Chief Forester Guidance on Landscape- and Stand-level Structural Retention in Large-Scale Mountain Pine Beetle Salvage Operations PDF
Research Projects and Articles.
Weir, R. D., M. Phinney, and E. C. Lofroth. 2012. Big, sick, and rotting: Why tree size, damage, and decay are important to fisher reproductive habitat PDF
Proulx, G. 2011. Verification of a forest rating system to predict fisher (Martes pennanti) winter distribution in Sub-Boreal forests of British Columbia, Canada. PDF
Weir, R. D., E. C. Lofroth, and M. Phinney. 2011. Density of fishers in boreal mixed-wood forests of northeastern British Columbia PDF
Weir, R. D., and F. B. Corbould. 2010. Factors affecting landscape occupancy by fishers in north-central British Columbia PDF
Davis, L. R., 2009. Denning ecology and habitat use by Fisher (Martes pennanti) in pine dominated ecosystems of the Chilcotin Plateau PDF
Weir, R. D., A. S. Harestad, and F. B. Corbould. 2009. Home ranges and spatial organization of fishers in central British Columbia
Weir, R. D., and F. B. Corbould. 2007. Factors affecting diurnal activity of fishers in north-central British Columbia PDF
Proulx, G. 2006. Using forest inventory data to predict winter habitat by fisher (Martes pennanti) in British Columbia, Canada. PDF
Weir, R. D., and F. B. Corbould. 2006. Density of fishers in the Sub-Boreal Spruce biogeoclimatic zone of British Columbia PDF
Weir, R. D., A. S. Harestad, and R. C. Wright. 2005. Winter diet of fishers in British Columbia PDF
Weir, R. D., F. B. Corbould, and A. S. Harestad. 2004. Effect of ambient temperature on the selection of rest structures by fishers PDF
Weir, R. D., and A. S. Harestad. 2003. Scale-dependent habitat selectivity by fishers in south-central British Columbia PDF
Weir, R. D., and A. S. Harestad. 1997. Landscape-level selectivity by fishers in south-central British Columbia. PDF , 0.9MB)
Weir, R. D. 1995. Diet, spatial organization, and habitat relationships of fishers in south-central British Columbia PDF
