International Law

Pine martens return to England and Wales

By John Hirst

Pine martens have returned to England and Wales nearly 15 years after they were officially declared extinct in those countries.

Back in 2005 I was up on the North Yorkshire Moors, Close to the Cleveland Way, and I thought it was a young pine marten chasing a baby rabbit. Rocky killed them both. On reflection, perhaps it was a weasel or a stoat. First Rocky got the predator and then the prey. Later he worried a sheep. Now his hunting instincts are more under control, but he still likes to give the grey squirrels a run for their money in the local park.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on December 28, 2008 (boomark / email).