CRITTERS OF NORTH IDAHO: The Fisher

If you were to guess that this cute, little, furry animal called a fisher (Pekania pennanti) is a close cousin of weasels, then you’d be right. If you were to guess that like most mammalian predators fishers are mainly nocturnal (meaning they are most active at night), you’d also be correct. But if you were to guess this critter gets its name because it likes to eat fish, you’d be dead in the water (pardon the pun!).