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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / May 2006Fishers
When discussing the dangers to outside cats, fishers have been mentioned as a dangerous predator. I know they are found in my locality. This year's issue of the Old Farmer's Almanac has an article about them complete with a picture. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') Mike most people are probably scratching their head about that one most will think you are talking about the bird. Most don't know what it is When discussing the dangers to outside cats, fishers have been mentioned as a dangerous predator. I know they are found in my locality. This year's issue of the Old Farmer's Almanac has an article about them complete with a picture. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') Matthew wrote: >Mike most people are probably > scratching their head about that one > most will think you are talking about the > bird. Most don't know what it is The fisher is sometimes called a "fisher cat". It is a small predator with gigantic claws. It can take down a porcupine easily. Cats are another favorite "meal". About six years ago I lost IKE. He disappeared during the day and I suspect it was a fisher. Amber and Tiger stay in the house. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') > The fisher is sometimes called a "fisher cat". It is a small predator > with gigantic claws. It can take down a porcupine easily. They're in the weasel family. They're mustelids, which also includes ferrets, otters, and wolverines. And, of course, skunks. Pretty diverse family in some ways.  SignatureWeb site: http://www.slywy.com/ Message board: http://www.slywy.com/phpBB2/ Journal: http://slywy.blogspot.com/ >When discussing the dangers to outside cats, fishers have been mentioned >as a dangerous predator. I know they are found in my locality. This >year's issue of the Old Farmer's Almanac has an article about them >complete with a picture. Apparently they live in Canada and the northern part of North America. I know we definitely have them where I live in Canada, including foxes and black bears (both of which I've seen in my yard), wolves, lynxes, bobcats, etc. Good thing my guys don't run free! Sometimes when I'm walking them outside in the yard, I feel a bit nervous in case some animal shows up; so far, it's only been a neighbour's dog once and he was easily scared off when I clapped my hands and yelled at him, but a wild animal? Yikes! I thought Florida was bad Florida panthers, foxes, alligators, saltwater crocodiles, golden hawks, bobcats, osprey hawks, black bears, tourist and old folks > >When discussing the dangers to outside cats, fishers have been mentioned >>as a dangerous predator. I know they are found in my locality. This [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > when > I clapped my hands and yelled at him, but a wild animal? Yikes! >I thought Florida was bad Florida panthers, foxes, alligators, saltwater >crocodiles, golden hawks, bobcats, osprey hawks, black bears Thank god I don't have alligators & crocodiles! I heard they come right up to your house in Florida. We have owls and hawks too; we have the Great Horned and Great Grey among others but those are the huge ones. A Great Horned picked up a 4 pound Yorkie terrier here in Canada but the owner ran out and grabbed it from his talons. As both of these have been seen about a block from my house, I keep an eye on my little 6 pounder when I'm out with her. They probably wouldn't do anything with a human around though (crosses fingers). >tourist and old folks LOL. Yea, I heard you get a lot of pasty white, old, sometimes scary looking (in their bathing suits) Canadians vacationing down there; sorry about that. > >I thought Florida was bad Florida panthers, foxes, alligators, saltwater > >crocodiles, golden hawks, bobcats, osprey hawks, black bears [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > LOL. Yea, I heard you get a lot of pasty white, old, sometimes scary looking > (in their bathing suits) Canadians vacationing down there; sorry about that. Recently various types of hawks and eagles have begun nesting in the area. This happens when food supply is ample and the fish are returning to the Providence river, and then of course there are the rodents that are in abundant supply. There was a Red Tailed hawk pair nesting at the top of the Bank of America tower. Occasionally a wolf, fox or coyote will make its way into the city but it's rare. Other than that, no seriously dangerous animals here in RI. >> When discussing the dangers to outside cats, fishers have been mentioned >> as a dangerous predator. I know they are found in my locality. This [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > far, it's only been a neighbour's dog once and he was easily scared off when > I clapped my hands and yelled at him, but a wild animal? Yikes! I have seen bobcats, porcupines, chipmunks, squirrels, snakes, moose, bear, beavers, raccoons, mice, fox and assorted birds (some rather large) at the cottage in northern Canada. >I have seen bobcats, porcupines, chipmunks, squirrels, snakes, moose, >bear, beavers, raccoons, mice, fox and assorted birds (some rather >large) at the cottage in northern Canada. Yup, it's a menagerie around here. We have deer too in our yard eating out of the bird feeders but we don't mind those since they're harmless. Even the foxes would run out of the yard if a human came out. It's the bears that freak me out. DH heard a noise behind him in the yard once, turned around and there was one right behind him; luckily, it just ran off which they'll do almost all of the time. Our neighbour still had birdseed out (it was summer) and he came by for a meal. But every once in awhile, you hear of one attacking. A guy was almost attacked recently out walking in the bushes around here. He had his dog with him and it scared it off but the guy got some slashes on his belly first. Maybe it just had babies and he was getting close to where they were maybe he startled him, who knows. Scary though. > >I have seen bobcats, porcupines, chipmunks, squirrels, snakes, moose, > >bear, beavers, raccoons, mice, fox and assorted birds (some rather > >large) at the cottage in northern Canada. > Yup, it's a menagerie around here. We have deer too in our yard eating out > of the bird feeders but we don't mind those since they're harmless. Here in Mid-Wales (UK) we only have a few humans, a few foxes, and some badgers to look out for - unless a farmer lets his dog run loose now and again. In fact, the only "fearful" situation for our cats when they're out (which is only during the day) is the Annual Hunt that happens early on Boxing Day. Suddenly, 30 bloody-thirsty hounds run amuck wherever they choose, followed by men in Landrovers/Jeeps with guns. But nothing at all in comparison to what you're describing in the wilds of Canada. Sounds like exciting countryside! Ellie. |
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