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The fisher (Martes pennanti), also referred to as fisher cat, is a medium-sized mammal native to North America. The fisher is a forest-dwelling creature whose range covers much of the boreal forest in Canada to the northern fringes of the United States. The fur of the fisher varies seasonally with fur being denser and glossier in the winter. Fishers prefer to hunt in full forest. The reproductive cycle of the fisher lasts almost the entire year. Female fishers give birth to a litter of 3-4 kits in the spring. Fishers have been trapped since the 18th century for their fur. In the 1920s when pelt prices were high, some fur farmers attempted to raise fishers. When pelt prices fell in the late 1940s most fisher farming ended. While fishers are usually shy and elusive, urban encroachments into their forest habitat has placed them in uncomfortable proximity to human habitation.
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