Occurrence of Sable (Martes zibellina, Carnivora, Mustelidae) beyond the Boundaries of the Species Range in the Middle Urals: Facts from 2014–2016

Abstract

Eleven sables were captured in Sverdlovsk oblast, at distances of 133 to 203 km from the southwestern boundary of the species range, in 2014–2016. The capture sites were located within the species range of the pine marten. A brief description of the animals, photographs, morphometric data, and a map of capture sites are provided. Violation of the species range boundaries is enabled by local predominance of one species over another with regard to population size. An example of a female tagged in the Pechoro-Ilychskii Nature Reserve and caught a year later near the town of Karpinsk, 233 km from the tagging site, is given.