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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Patrick Barkham

Pine marten spotted in London for first time in more than a century

A black and white blurred image of a pine marten
An image of the pine marten captured by a ZSL camera in south-west London. Photograph: ZSL

A pine marten has been spotted in London for the first time in more than a century after being pictured on a camera trap installed to monitor hedgehogs.

The endangered mustelid was driven to extinction in England a hundred years ago and was only sighted again for the first time in the Shropshire hills in 2015, remaining an extremely rare animal.

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