A Jackson-area woman found a cat-sized dead animal floating in the South Fork of the Shoshone River on Saturday. She doesn’t ...

It's fisher season in Massachusetts, and that means taking a few steps to mitigate their effect. Fishers, also know as fisher cats, are active year round. They're nocturnal, but can be seen out in ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Fisher cats, properly named “fishers,” are one of the most misunderstood animals that you may find in Massachusetts.

It's fisher season in Massachusetts, and that means taking a few steps to mitigate their effect.. Fishers, also know as fisher cats, are active year round. They're nocturnal, but can be seen out ...

The early settlers in America mistook it for the polecat, a similar European species. In French, the pelt of a polecat is called “fishe,” “fisheux” or “fichet,” which may help explain why settlers ...

The misnomer is only one of many misunderstandings about the animal that MassWildlife compiled a fisher fact versus fiction list on its website. More: Cicadas are coming, but those aren't the only ...

A fisher, a mammal gone from Ohio for nearly two centuries, was discovered as roadkill in Kent, further proof of its comeback in the state.

A fisher, a mammal related to river otters and weasels, found as roadkill in Ashtabula County in 2023, was recently confirmed to be pregnant, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

An animal that has been gone from Ohio for nearly two centuries is making a comeback and is pushing its way westward from the Pennsylvania border. An animal believed to be a fisher, a mammal ...