ENDANGERED

SPECIES
by Vanessa David de
Campos
Presentation #2- Listening and Speaking

Endangered species
American Marten
Reproduction
Habitat
Life
Reasons for
Endangerment
Attempts to save the
species

American marten/
American Pine Marten
(Martens americana)

American marten
Medium-sized carnivores
Tail 33% of body length
Pelage coloration - brown,
brownish red, dark black-brown
Pointed face with large,
rounded ears
Eyes - small and black

Character
istic
Weights
Lengths

Males

5001500g

Female
s
400990g

American marten/
American Pine
Marten
(Martens americana)

(Woodford, J. E.
& Dumyahn, S. L. ,
41-84cm
37-

Reprodution
Reach sexual maturity by 1 year of
age
Females normally mate - July & August
7 8 months of embryonic diapause
embryos develop quickly 27-30 days
Source: DNR (2014).

3 young (kits) born - March -April

Habitat
Mature conifer forests
Mixed deciduous/coniferous
forests
Territory- 5-10 square miles

Life
Food - squirrels , rabbits, birds, bird eggs, mice,

insects, fruit
High metabolism

Agile climbers - spend much of their time in trees

Hunting on the ground

Active at night

Shy and curious, solitary and territorial

odford,
J. E. & Dumyahn, S. L. ,2011; The Nature Conservancy ,2014)

Reasons for its endangerment

Habitat Loss
Unsuitable Habitat
Low Prey Availability
Intensive timber harvesting
Incidental Trapping
(Woodford, J. E. & Dumyahn, S.
L. , 2011)

Attempts to

MONITORING,
save
RESEARCH, AND
MANAGEMENT

Marten Restoration Areas imported animals from other

areas

Knowledge about their

ecology

Informational pamphlet

American marten

American martens are native to

Wisconsin
listed as state-endangered in1972
status has not changed to date
Global population Unthreatened
Endangered or locally extinct
habitat loss and overharvesting

Any Questions?

THANK YOU !

References
Woodford, J. E. & Dumyahn, S. L. (2011). Conservation and management plan for American martens in
Wisconsin. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI. Retrieved August 8, 2014, from
http://dnr.wi.gov/files/PDF/pubs/ER/ER0697.pdf
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (2014). American Marten. Retrieved August 8, 2014, from
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/EndangeredResources/Animals.asp?mode=detail&SpecCode=AMAJF01040
The Nature Conservancy (2014). Retrieved August 8, 2014, from
http://www.nature.org/newsfeatures/specialfeatures/animals/mammals/pine-marten.xml