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Pine marten. Photo, Terry Whittaker/2020VISION

Pine martens return

Are you ready for a pine marten adventure?

15 pine martens including 8 adult females and 7 adult males were released at secret locations on Dartmoor in what conservationists are hailing as a historic step in the restoration of the region’s woodlands and their wildlife.

Stay updated with the latest news  from Pine Martens Bounce Back: Two Moors Pine Marten project. Watch the story so far as pine martens take their first steps in Dartmoor after an absence of over 100 years!  

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Dartmoor. Photo, Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION

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Could pine martens return to a rewilded Devon? Photo, Terry Whittaker/2020Vision

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