Don’t forget the mink and river otter.

https://www.mass.gov/news/meet-the-massachusetts-mustelids

Rich


On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM June L Matthews <[email protected]> wrote:

> And then there are the fishers (mistakenly called fisher-cats), a larger
> member of the weasel family, which I've seen in my neighborhood, sometimes
> on the ground, sometimes perched in trees.  They can prey on housecats, so
> keep yours indoors.
>
> June
>
>
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> From: Lincoln <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Colleen
> Katsuki
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2025 11:16 AM
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> Subject: [LincolnTalk] weasels and stoats
>
> I always thought that stoat was simply the English word for weasel, but
> apparently it is the name of a specific English weasel. Here in New England
> we have three kinds of weasels: the long-tailed, the Ermine, and the short-
> tailed. I saw a  short tailed once on my driveway after the birds alerted
> me to its presence.They are particularly interesting in that their coat
> color changes with the seasons.
>
>
> Colleen Katsuki
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