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Iron County students collect data on marten population

By RICHARD JENKINS

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HURLEY — Another year of field worked wrapped up Wednesday in the ongoing study of Iron County’s American marten population, with Hurley students exploring the area near Island Lake Road for fresh tracks.

Marten, a member of the weasel family, are endangered in Wisconsin. Males weigh from just over one and a half pounds to almost three pounds and measure roughly 2 feet, while female marten weigh around one and a half pounds and are 18-22 inches long.

The study of county’s American marten — a different animal from the better known Pine marten — is...

 
 
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