Fisher comeback in the North Cascades

Once found in forests throughout Washington state, fishers haven’t been seen there in decades. Excessive trapping and habitat loss is believedto have caused the population drop of thisbrown, bushy-tailed member of the weasel family.

Wildlife managers, including some with the National Park Service, are now turning back the ecological clock. In these final weeks of the year 40 fishers from British Columbia are being released in and near Mount Rainier National Park. Later on, North Cascades Nati...