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Yellow-throated marten
A long, low, fast-moving forest carnivore with a golden throat and a black tail, hunting in pairs by day.
How to recognise it
A flash of gold and black bounding across a forest road. Unlike most carnivores it is diurnal, so a daytime sighting is realistic.
Where to see it
Mussoorie
Until 2013 the Jabarkhet forest was being logged and choked by invasive weeds; run as a private reserve since 2015, it now has yellow-throated martens on its camera traps alongside leopards, black bears and goral.
Jabarkhet Nature Reserve (in season) · Benog Tibba & Wildlife Sanctuary
Naggar
Martens raid beehives and orchards, which is why hill farmers know them well; they are also among the few animals that hunt in coordinated pairs.
Roerich Estate (in season) · Jana Waterfall · Great Himalayan National Park (in season)