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Marten in the NWT
Marten (Martes
americana) are
members of the family Mustelidae, which also includes wolverines, weasels and
fishers.
The South Slavey word for marten is "nohthee", in North Slavey marten are
"zo", in Dogrib they are "wha" and in Gwich'in they are "tsuk".
They are also called pine marten and American marten.
In the fur industry marten are usually called Canadian or American sable,
to link them to the valuable Russian sable.
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