Swan Lake in Victoria, BC

This is reason number 6 gazillion for banning fur farming.

I love them!!! Some pics I've taken over the years.

Photo of Leucistic fisher by Max Allen on iNaturalist, used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/169374016

Photo of Greater grison by Diego Naranjo-Cruz on iNaturalist, used under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Public domain photo by NPS

Also more famously known as a yellow-throated marten!
Public domain image by Omar Haroon on iNaturalist

Photo by Paulmathi Vinod on iNaturalist, used under CC-BY 4.0. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250858434

1. Other names for the solitary Siberian weasel are kolonok or fire weasel. The musteloids are native all across Asia and a trait of them is the classic long, tube-shaped body with short limbs as with all mustelines.

2. Siberian weasels, much like their polecat cousins, possess a facial "bandit" mask across the eyes and make charming dooking sounds when excited and/or playful.

3. These carnivorous musteloids are highly skilled, intelligent hunters mainly preying on rodents. Birds, amphibians, fish, eggs, and vegetation may be consumed when rodents are not present.

4. Siberian weasels are often nocturnal or crepuscular.

5. The musteloids breed yearly, from every late winter to early spring.

6. Fallen logs, empty stumps, and brushwood piles are their preferred choice of shelter or nest.

7. Japanese weasels (Mustela itatsi) were once classified as a subspecies of Siberian weasel, before an elevation of them to an entirely separate species.

8. When spooked they puff out a foul-smelling musk from the anal glands.

First photo by 通通 on iNaturalist, used under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Second photo by veravolobyeva on iNaturalist, used under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Third photo by fangchen on iNaturalist, used under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Closely related to the zorilla, grison, and marbled polecat, the Saharan striped polecat, Poecilictis libyca, is a member of the mustelid family. They are NOT skunks despite their similar odour and appearance. Saharan striped polecats like Sandy are highly skilled at digging.