Prey Sample Clauses

Prey. Fishers are considered prey generalists because they can exploit a variety of prey species to meet their needs. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇ diet varies by region but typically includes small and mid-sized mammals, ungulate ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, insects, birds and fruit (▇▇▇▇▇▇ 1993, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ et al. 2010). Mice, voles, shrews, squirrels, rabbits, snowshoe hares (Lepus canadensis), and porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum) are commonly reported among mammalian prey found in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ diet (▇▇▇▇▇▇ 1993, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 1994, ▇▇▇▇ et al. 2005, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ et al. 2006, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ et al. 2010). The mountain beaver may also be an important prey species throughout western Washington as evidenced by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ predation on mountain ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ on the Olympic Peninsula (▇▇▇▇▇ et al. 2010, 2011). ▇▇▇▇▇▇ predation on small pets and small livestock has been reported, but these reports are relatively rare occurrences because fishers tend to avoid humans and human developments.