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An anonymous editor just added some items to this saying that fishers were held responsible for the death of a couple of lynx in Maine. I assumed that he/she was kidding, but the references show otherwise. (Hooray for good references)
Holy toledo - these guys are even fiercer than I realized. - DavidWBrooks ( talk) 16:53, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
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The range map appears to be out of date. According to http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/wildlife/living/living_with_fisher.htm , the fisher is spreading back into suburban regions of southern New England and I assume similar changes may be happening elsewhere. Weebro55 ( talk) 06:30, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
when you open the page on the top left side of the screen is a button that says view map. click on it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.234.69.108 ( talk) 15:22, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
I question the accuracy of one of the photos used near the end of this article (labeled "fisher near Ipswich Massachusetts) I believe that this is actually an American Marten (Martes americana). I point to the larger and fox shaped ears, and slimmer body. Cross reference to the title photo of the American Marten in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_marten and to the title photo in this article. The ears of the Fisher are more similar to those of the Mink Neovison vison and the Fisher has a thicker, and generally larger, body than either the Mink or the Marten. Seamountie ( talk) 17:43, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
A photo of the face of an individual was removed. [6] The editor argued that it shows a m,ink. What is the rationale behind this? And if true, the description and category of the image itself should be changed as well, to avoid future confusion. FunkMonk ( talk) 05:01, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
I know that species is a murky concept but I think that wording is very bad. Part of the same genus? probably. 65.79.173.135 ( talk) 12:26, 22 June 2015 (UTC)Will in New Haven 65.79.173.135 ( talk) 12:26, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
I attended a lecture by Roland Kays (who is cited several times herein) recently, in which he provided detailed evidence about the fishers living in habitats other than old-growth forests, which is the assertion made in the habitat section, In fact, Kays' own research that shows how successful the animals are in suburban areas is cited in the very next section, dealing with distribution. During the lecture, Kays referred to the idea that fishers are restricted to old growth forests as outdated.
Unfortunately, I don't have access to Kays' paper from 2013 cited in this article, or I would use it to update the information myself. Any editor who has access to it, or other relevant research, is encouraged to bring this entry up to date.--~ T P W 01:09, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
". . . a fisher kept in captivity that lived to be ten years old, well beyond its natural lifespan." Yet the article omits any information as to what that lifespan actually is. Orthotox ( talk) 07:24, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
In my area Fisher's are eating house cats. I think we should add this to the article! 14:44, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
A number of recent authors have started to use the genus name Pekania in light of the distinctness of pennati from other Martes, beginning with Sato et al. (2012). Lythronaxargestes ( talk) 06:24, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
Native people here in northern British Columbia say that in the winter fishers kill porcupines by tunnelling under the snow, coming up beneath them, and tearing into the unprotected belly. I don't know whether there is any literature on this. Bill ( talk) 01:59, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
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I know that we have fishers in Connecticut, and I was just wondering where the map (which says otherwise) was pulled from. Kielbasa1 ( talk) 18:02, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
Yes, Fishers have become common in northern and Central Pennsylvania https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU7juOX2p38 (at 4:50) so the map is quite out of date. Yunzer ( talk) 17:15, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. Consensus is opposed to this move at the present time. ( non-admin closure) Calidum 03:36, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
Fisher (animal) →
Fisher cat – I live in Connecticut. I have not once in my life hear someone refer to this animal as a fisher
.
In multiple
WP:RS it has been referred to as a fisher cat.
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12] It's the
WP:COMMONNAME.
[13] It's the logo for the
Bill Weld 2020 presidential campaign.
[14] It's even the name of
a baseball team. Per
WP:NATURALDIS, we should be using the term that's informal but recognized over the parenthetical disambugation. Cheers, –
MJL
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fisher cat. Naturaldis states as such:
Using an alternative name that the subject is also commonly called in English reliable sources, albeit not as commonly as the preferred-but-ambiguous title. Do not, however, use obscure or made-up names.I also really don't think people will be that confused about the whole cat situation. It's just what people call it. – MJL ‐Talk‐ ☖ 17:43, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
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An anonymous editor just added some items to this saying that fishers were held responsible for the death of a couple of lynx in Maine. I assumed that he/she was kidding, but the references show otherwise. (Hooray for good references)
Holy toledo - these guys are even fiercer than I realized. - DavidWBrooks ( talk) 16:53, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
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The range map appears to be out of date. According to http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/wildlife/living/living_with_fisher.htm , the fisher is spreading back into suburban regions of southern New England and I assume similar changes may be happening elsewhere. Weebro55 ( talk) 06:30, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
when you open the page on the top left side of the screen is a button that says view map. click on it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.234.69.108 ( talk) 15:22, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
I question the accuracy of one of the photos used near the end of this article (labeled "fisher near Ipswich Massachusetts) I believe that this is actually an American Marten (Martes americana). I point to the larger and fox shaped ears, and slimmer body. Cross reference to the title photo of the American Marten in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_marten and to the title photo in this article. The ears of the Fisher are more similar to those of the Mink Neovison vison and the Fisher has a thicker, and generally larger, body than either the Mink or the Marten. Seamountie ( talk) 17:43, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
A photo of the face of an individual was removed. [6] The editor argued that it shows a m,ink. What is the rationale behind this? And if true, the description and category of the image itself should be changed as well, to avoid future confusion. FunkMonk ( talk) 05:01, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
I know that species is a murky concept but I think that wording is very bad. Part of the same genus? probably. 65.79.173.135 ( talk) 12:26, 22 June 2015 (UTC)Will in New Haven 65.79.173.135 ( talk) 12:26, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
I attended a lecture by Roland Kays (who is cited several times herein) recently, in which he provided detailed evidence about the fishers living in habitats other than old-growth forests, which is the assertion made in the habitat section, In fact, Kays' own research that shows how successful the animals are in suburban areas is cited in the very next section, dealing with distribution. During the lecture, Kays referred to the idea that fishers are restricted to old growth forests as outdated.
Unfortunately, I don't have access to Kays' paper from 2013 cited in this article, or I would use it to update the information myself. Any editor who has access to it, or other relevant research, is encouraged to bring this entry up to date.--~ T P W 01:09, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
". . . a fisher kept in captivity that lived to be ten years old, well beyond its natural lifespan." Yet the article omits any information as to what that lifespan actually is. Orthotox ( talk) 07:24, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
In my area Fisher's are eating house cats. I think we should add this to the article! 14:44, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
A number of recent authors have started to use the genus name Pekania in light of the distinctness of pennati from other Martes, beginning with Sato et al. (2012). Lythronaxargestes ( talk) 06:24, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
Native people here in northern British Columbia say that in the winter fishers kill porcupines by tunnelling under the snow, coming up beneath them, and tearing into the unprotected belly. I don't know whether there is any literature on this. Bill ( talk) 01:59, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
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I know that we have fishers in Connecticut, and I was just wondering where the map (which says otherwise) was pulled from. Kielbasa1 ( talk) 18:02, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
Yes, Fishers have become common in northern and Central Pennsylvania https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU7juOX2p38 (at 4:50) so the map is quite out of date. Yunzer ( talk) 17:15, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. Consensus is opposed to this move at the present time. ( non-admin closure) Calidum 03:36, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
Fisher (animal) →
Fisher cat – I live in Connecticut. I have not once in my life hear someone refer to this animal as a fisher
.
In multiple
WP:RS it has been referred to as a fisher cat.
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12] It's the
WP:COMMONNAME.
[13] It's the logo for the
Bill Weld 2020 presidential campaign.
[14] It's even the name of
a baseball team. Per
WP:NATURALDIS, we should be using the term that's informal but recognized over the parenthetical disambugation. Cheers, –
MJL
‐Talk‐
☖ 18:58, 9 July 2019 (UTC)--Relisting.
Cúchullain
t/
c 14:07, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
fisher cat. Naturaldis states as such:
Using an alternative name that the subject is also commonly called in English reliable sources, albeit not as commonly as the preferred-but-ambiguous title. Do not, however, use obscure or made-up names.I also really don't think people will be that confused about the whole cat situation. It's just what people call it. – MJL ‐Talk‐ ☖ 17:43, 23 July 2019 (UTC)