You've seen the missing cat posters on telephone poles and in neighborhood stores.  Lots of domestic cats in the area have disappeared and many believe the Fisher Cat is to blame.  The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection didn't seem convinced that local residents were seeing Fisher Cats. As a result of the debate, State Representative Tom Reynolds of Ledyard hosted an educational forum with the DEP in November of 2005. The forum gave local residents an opportunity to report what they had seen.  Cat owners are convinced.  Others, including the DEP, remained skeptical that the Fisher Cat is the culprit and some point to coyotes as the real enemy. 

As reported in the CT DEP Fact Sheet:  “Because fishers seldom travel in open areas and tend to be nocturnal, they are rarely seen by humans. They have not been studied as extensively as many other wildlife species because they are difficult to observe.”

This week, Kimlyn Marshall, Ledyard Animal Control Officer, photographed this Fisher Cat on Noth Road in Groton.  Did someone say there were no Fisher Cats in the Groton-Ledyard area?