Sweet-faced and inquisitive, northern Minnesota’s pine martens (also known as American martens) rank among the state’s more ...

someone in the group spotted the pine marten sticking its head out of the snow. Everyone tried to capture some pictures as the small weasel ran from tree to tree then up into the higher branches ...

It's been nearly 10 years since they found a scat (faeces) which DNA testing revealed as belonging to a pine marten. Pine martens have a long fluffy tail, prominent ears and a long face.