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PA Game Commission Looking at Bringing Back the American Marten

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Forest Service Northern Region

The American marten — a small, mink-like creature once common in Pennsylvania’s forests — is no longer found in the state thanks to overhunting and deforestation more than a hundred years ago. As WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, the state Game Commission is holding open houses around the state as it considers bringing the marten back.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 4/10/23)

Anne Danahy is a reporter at WPSU. She was a reporter for nearly 12 years at the Centre Daily Times in State College, Pennsylvania, where she earned a number of awards for her coverage of issues including the impact of natural gas development on communities.