pine marten

plural pine martens · alternative pine-marten

1. A species of marten native to Northern Europe, Martes martes.

   The research, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, found this was not true in conifer plantations, where pine martens lack diverse sources of food and prey on red squirrels instead, turning them from a protector to a threat.

   2022 January 12, Fiona Harvey, “Conifer plantation push could threaten red squirrel population, study finds”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Nov 2022