Pacific fisher denied protection in Oregon. Published 1:17 pm Monday, May 18, 2020. By Monica Samayoa Oregon Public Broadcasting. Fishers are rare in the United States.

Endangered species protections in Oregon and Northern California for a rarely seen, forest-dwelling mammal were turned down Thursday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The federal agency did ...

The fisher cat, or fisher, is an elusive carnivorous mammal, which is not a cat and isn't particularly fond of fish. Populations thinned by trapping and deforestation have been bolstered in the U ...