Pine martens: good or bad for the countryside?

What are the politics of the pine marten? This tough little omnivore was once the terror of chicken houses. Now it is the subject of reintroduction programmes across the UK, will those days come back? And what's its effect on pheasants. News editor Ben O'Rourke talks to pine marten enthusiasts and gamekeepers to gauge reaction.

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