Elusive pine marten caught on camera in Kielder forest
(World News UK)

Camera traps have recorded rare pine martens in Northumberland´s Kielder forest for the first time since it was planted in 1926. The cameras are set up in a remote area of Kielder Water and Forest Park as part of a red squirrel monitoring project, but among other wildlife caught on the footage the `unexpected visitor` was recorded for the first time. Clearance of woodlands and persecution had a severe effect on pine marten populations, leaving it confined to a few of the more remote areas across Britain and Ireland by the early 20th century. Camera footage has...