Marten

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Slender, tree-hopping hunter of European and Asian woods. The marten slips along branches at night, throat patch flashing as it raids nests for eggs, mice and berries. By culling rodents and spreading seeds it quietly keeps the forest in balance.

Habitat: The Marten can be found in Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-and-herz, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United-kingdom