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Marten 
Traits: Small, furbearing mammal with sharp teeth, short legs, yellow to brown fur, long tail

Habitat: Conifer forests with high population of voles; mature conifer trees for cover

Foods: Meadow and red-backed voles, some berries, small birds, bird eggs, squirrels, and carrion (dead animals)

Eaten by: Coyotes, red fox, lynx, eagles, great horned owls

Do You Know? Martens use squirrel middens (piles of spruce cone scraps left by squirrels) for winter den sites.

Special thanks to the ADF&G Division of Wildlife Conservation.

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