Oregon officials have voted to ban the trapping of the rare Humboldt marten along the southern coast. Fewer than 200 Humboldt martens survive in Oregon. The decision comes after two conservation groups sued the Trump administration for its long delay in finalizing protections for this rare species. But conservation groups are hoping that number will rise in light of new restrictions on trapping. Posted on September 16, 2019 September 16, 2019 Tags ban , California , carnivore , dunes , humboldt , marten , Oregon , siskiyou , siuslaw , Trapping Similar to many native species in Oregon, Humboldt marten have seen their population dwindle dramatically over the course of the last century. Oregon allows it to be trapped for its fur. There are fewer than 200 of the beady-eyed and bushy-tailed Humboldt marten in Oregon. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 4-3 on Friday to ban the trapping of a subspecies of the Humboldt marten in western Oregon, where … This tiny carnivore can be found only on the west coast. In August the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission directed the Department of Fish and Wildlife to draft rules to curtail coastal marten trapping, in response to a petition from conservation groups seeking a ban on marten … The sleek predator with an elongated body of about 14 inches eats mostly rodents but also birds and reptiles. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the Humboldt marten will receive protection as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday denied the petition by the conservation groups to protect the Humboldt marten under the Oregon Endangered Species Act. Center for Biological Diversity: PORTLAND, Ore.— The U.S. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 4-3 on Friday to ban the trapping of a subspecies of the Humboldt marten in western Oregon, where there are fewer than 200 of its kind remaining. Genetic studies then revealed that Oregon’s coastal martens are part of the Humboldt marten subspecies and are a different subspecies from the martens in the Cascade Range, which are not imperiled. Humboldt marten, otherwise known as the coastal or pacific marten is one of the 14 recognized subspecies of the American marten.