what type of animal is like a fisher
âFishers are pretty vicious,â said Michelle Johnson, the animal control officer in West Greenwich. The fisher belongs to the mustelid family, which includes weasels, otters and wolverines. It has the aggressive, carnivorous temperament of a wolverine and can climb trees like a marten. Like weasels, a fisher will kill multiple animals at a time in a confined space. Fishers are nocturnal and not easily spotted. Humans have been the fisherâs biggest enemy, as deforestation and trapping for its pelt helped push it toward extinction early in the 20th century.