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Marten

Martes americana

Martens are intelligent, agile, and known for their excellent climbing abilities. Also known as pine martens, these small members of the weasel family are an important part of the forest ecosystem.

Marten syaʔyaʔ
Meet Syaʔyaʔ

Syaʔyaʔ’s story is one of rescue and renewal. She was seized by authorities from a facility in Alaska and relocated as part of a broader effort to ensure her safety. Syaʔyaʔ is making herself right at home in her habitat in the Forest & Wetlands at Northwest Trek.

Read her story

Meet our marten
Martes americana
Pine Martens

Martens are small members of the weasel family known for their intelligence, agility, and tree-climbing skills.

Any movement in the trees by potential prey will cause a marten to ascend quickly.