Vale Wildlife Hospital & Rehabilitation Centre in Tewkesbury, England, recently welcomed a baby pine marten, one of the UK's rarest native mammals, after it was mistakenly identified as a fox cub. The tiny kit, weighing just 105 grams (about the weight of a chocolate bar), was discovered in a rubbish bin alongside two dead siblings on April 21. Natalie Gould, a staff member at the centre, noted that this is the first pine marten ever admitted in their 42 years of operation. The kit, estimated to be around two weeks old, is currently blind and deaf, with its eyes and ears still closed. It is receiving care from the centre's hand-rearing team and is expected to remain there until August when it will be weaned off milk. The pine marten is part of the Mustelidae family, which includes otters and badgers, and is known for its elusive nature due to its chocolate-brown fur. The centre highlighted the declining population of pine martens, attributed to habitat loss and persecution, although some areas are witnessing limited recovery efforts.