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Messenger, J. E. & Birks, J. (2000). Guidance note on a fur snagging system for pine martens

A guidance note on a system employing a stretched spring to trap dorsal hairs of pine martens which can then be subjected to DNA analysis. This advice note includes the construction, deployment and maintenance of this system used for collecting hair samples from pine martens as they visit specially designed baiting stations.