• A collaboration of conservationists is examining the feasibility of a Pine Marten reintroduction to the South East.
• People are being asked for their views on restoring the Pine Marten to the region.
• In other areas the Pine Marten has been brought back from the brink of extinction after numbers fell dramatically in the 19th century, due to human activities.
• They are said to boost biodiversity and help to influence small mammal populations.
• The Pine Marten restoration project is developing a 10-year strategy with social and ecological feasibility studies beginning this year.