[Posted by Chuck Almdale, submitted by Lillian Johnson]

Remote cameras catch rare predator in Californian forest. There are only 500 left on the planet
Once thought extinct, researchers are trying to find out more about this tiny carnivore to aid its conservation.
By Helen Pilcher, 26 Jan 2026

Article includes additional photos, a short film, charts and maps.
Link to article: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/coastal-marten-california

A welcome update of one of the world’s cutest, rarest and most elusive mammals has been published in Global Ecology and Conservation. Meet the Humboldt Marten. Once presumed extinct, researchers now have a better idea of where it lives, the types of habit it prefers, and the density of animals still living in northern California.