TY - JOUR
T1 - A new southern distribution record for Pacific Marten Martes caurina
AU - Allen, Maximilian L.
AU - Kenny, Brianne
AU - Crawford, Benjamin
AU - Farmer, Morgan J.
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank the Illinois Natural History Survey and the University of Illinois for their support.
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PY - 2022/7/26
Y1 - 2022/7/26
N2 - ThePacific Marten is a mesocarnivore that is native to western North America, with a distribution that ranges from the boreal forests of southern British Columbia to the southern terminus of the Rocky Mountains in north-central New Mexico. Martens are considered a state-threatened species in New Mexico, and the southern extent of their range is unclear. We documented a sighting of a Pacific Marten at 35.835, -105.750, north-east of Santa Fe that is farther south than any confirmed marten sighting since 1884. It is unknown if this sighting represents the documentation of a population or just a lone individual. It is unlikely that marten populations would extend much farther south, as this is near the southern terminus of the Rocky Mountains. However, a systematic survey to determine the distribution of this southern population would inform conservation of Pacific Martens within the state.
AB - ThePacific Marten is a mesocarnivore that is native to western North America, with a distribution that ranges from the boreal forests of southern British Columbia to the southern terminus of the Rocky Mountains in north-central New Mexico. Martens are considered a state-threatened species in New Mexico, and the southern extent of their range is unclear. We documented a sighting of a Pacific Marten at 35.835, -105.750, north-east of Santa Fe that is farther south than any confirmed marten sighting since 1884. It is unknown if this sighting represents the documentation of a population or just a lone individual. It is unlikely that marten populations would extend much farther south, as this is near the southern terminus of the Rocky Mountains. However, a systematic survey to determine the distribution of this southern population would inform conservation of Pacific Martens within the state.
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U2 - 10.11609/jott.8058.14.7.21470-21472
DO - 10.11609/jott.8058.14.7.21470-21472
M3 - Article
SN - 0974-7907
VL - 14
SP - 21470
EP - 21472
JO - Journal of Threatened Taxa
JF - Journal of Threatened Taxa
IS - 7
ER -