Once Thought Extinct, Scientists Are Revealing the Secrets of This Elusive and “Adorable” Mammal

A new study sheds light on the hidden lives of coastal marten. Researchers at Oregon State University have sharpened the picture of one of the West Coast’s most elusive mammals: the coastal marten. About the size of a ferret, this small forest carnivore was nearly wiped out in the 20th century as trapping and logging [...]