What is Pine marten?
[[File:Martes martes crop.jpg|thumb|250px|The pine marten]] The '''pine marten''' (''Martes martes'') is an animal native to [[Northern Europe]]. Alternative names (less often used) are European pine marten, baum marten, sweet marten. It belongs in the [[mustelid]] family, which also includes mink, otter, badger, wolverine, and [[weasel]].<ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |journal=[[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] |publisher=[[IUCN]] |title=''Martes martes'' |author=Herrero, J.; Kranz, A.; Skumatov, D.; Abramov, A.V.; Maran, T. & Monakhov, V.G. |volume=2016 |page=e.T12848A45199169 |date=2016 |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12848/45199169 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T12848A45199169.en |accessdate=29 October 2018}}</ref> Martens are small [[predators]] which also eat [[berries]], birds' eggs, nuts, and [[honey]]. They move on the ground and in trees. Their natural [[habitat]] is in [[pine]] [[forests]]. Their main enemies are said to be the [[gamekeeper]]s on [[Highlands and Islands|highland]] estates. In the [[United Kingdom]], pine martens and their dens have protection under the [[Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981]] and the Environmental Protection Act 1990.<ref>{{cite web| title=Pine marten (Martes martes)| publisher=ARKive| url=http://www.arkive.org/pine-marten/martes-martes/| access-date=18 August 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324111010/http://www.arkive.org/pine-marten/martes-martes/| archive-date=2010-03-24| url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Mustelids]] [[Category:Mammals of Europe]] [[Category:National symbols of Croatia]]