21. Wildlife Of The Taiga Plains Ecozone wildlife of the Taiga Plains Ecozone. wildlife Legend Lynx, Black Bear,Marten, Mink, ermine, Wolverine, River Otter, Porcupine, Muskrat, Red Squirrel, http://www.ccea.org/ecozones/tp/wildlife.html

Wildlife of the Taiga Plains Ecozone Legend 1. Lynx 2. Snowshoe Hare tracks 3. Caribou antler 4. Gray Jay 5. Snowshoe Hare 6. Willow Ptarmigan 7. Wood Bison 8. Common Raven 9. Sharp-tailed Grouse 10. Wolves at Bison kill 11. Red Fox 12. Ptarmigan tracks 13. Boreal Chickadee 14. Short-tail Weasel or Ermine 15. Moose droppings 16. Moose 17. Moose-browsed willows 18. Red Squirrel Full-colour illustration T he islands and flood-enriched shores of the Mackenzie, Liard, and Slave rivers are favourite habitats for many wildlife species, including Moose. In summer, Moose feed mostly on aquatic vegetation in shallow waters. In winter, they browse heavily on shoreline willows, leaving behind abundant signs in the snow in the form of tracks, trails, droppings, and shed antlers. Barren-ground Caribou from the Porcupine Herd overwinter in the northwest corner of this ecozone, while scattered groups of Woodland Caribou are found throughout the area during all seasons. Other common mammal species include Wolf, Red Fox, Snowshoe Hare, Lynx, Black Bear, Marten, Mink, Ermine, Wolverine, River Otter, Porcupine, Muskrat, Red Squirrel, Beaver, and Northern Red-backed Vole. Two thirds of the 3 000 Wood Bison in Canada range freely in the Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary along the eastern shore of Great Slave Lake. Common bird species that breed here during the brief spring and summer include the Red-throated Loon (in the northernmost part), Ring-necked Duck, Greater Scaup, Canvasback, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Hawk Owl, Northern Shrike, and Fox Sparrow. During this time of year, fish-eating raptors such as the Bald Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, and Osprey are familiar sights as they soar above the shorelines. Hundreds of thousands of Ducks, Geese, and Swans use the region's many lakes, rivers, and wetlands as staging or nesting areas. The Mackenzie Valley forms one of North America's better-travelled migratory corridors for waterfowl breeding along the arctic coast. Year-round bird species adapted to long, cold winters include the Common Raven, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Gray Jay, Common Redpoll, and Willow Ptarmigan. High insect populations make the ecozone a welcome breeding habitat for insect-eating forest birds and other insect eaters.

22. Wildlife Of The Northern Arctic Ecozone wildlife of the Northern Arctic Ecozone. wildlife Legend To the Arctic Fox,ermine, and birds such as the Gyrfalcon and Snowy Owl, they are a vital http://www.ccea.org/ecozones/na/wildlife.html

Wildlife of the Northern Arctic Ecozone Legend 1. Long-tailed Jaeger 2. Glaucous Gull 3. Muskox 4. Short-tail Wease or Ermine 5. Horned Lark 6. Collared Lemming 7. Black-bellied Plover 8. Ruddy Turnstone 9. Red Phalarope 10. Oldsquaw 11. Brant 12. Snow Goose 13. Arctic Hare 14. Peary Caribou 15. Polar Bear 16. Snowy Owl 17. Arctic Fox 18. King Eider 19. Red-throated Loon Full-colour illustration T he extreme cold, harsh soils, and limited plant communities of the Northern Arctic are reflected in the relatively low diversity and abundance of mammals. Of the approximately 200 species of mammals found in Canada, fewer than 20 occur in the ecozone. There are few insect species and a total absence of reptiles and amphibians. This land at first may appear to be empty of life, particularly in winter. But three large mammals the Muskox, Caribou, and Polar Bear are very much at home here throughout the year. Muskoxen are found across much of the Northwest Territories portion of the area. They roam the plains and plateaus in small bands or individually during the summer, and in larger family groups in the fall and winter. Peary Caribou, found only on the high arctic islands, are smaller and more pale than the Barren-ground Caribou which inhabit the mainland of the Northwest Territories, Baffin Island, Quebec, and Labrador. Although they lack the spectacular mass migrations of many Barren-ground Caribou herds, most Peary Caribou make seasonal movements of up to several hundred kilometres between arctic islands. Polar Bears also range widely as they journey along coastal areas or follow the sea ice in search of seals.

23. Team Husar Wildlife Photography Team Husar wildlife Photography The online gallery of professional wildlife Category ermine resulted in 4 images in 1 category shown below http://www.teamhusar.com/gallery/search_process_request.aspx?t=1&k=929

24. Government Of Yukon - Department Of Environment - Ermine And Least ermine and Least Weasel. Fish and wildlife Contents. Fish and wildlifeInformation Fish wildlife Viewing Amphibians Mammals Species At Risk http://www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca/weasel.html

Advanced Search Contact Us Site Map Fran§ais ... Carnivores > Ermine and Least Weasel Ermine and Least Weasel Carnivores Arctic Fox (N/A) Black Bear Cougar (N/A) Coyote Ermine and Least Weasel Fisher Grizzly Bear Lynx Marten ... Mink Polar Bear (N/A) Red Fox River Otter Wolverine Wolf (N/A) Ermine and Least Weasel THE SPECIES: Mustela erminea and Mustela nivalis A small, white face pushes up through the snow, its black eyes gleaming brightly. Next comes the body, long and slender, ending in a black-tipped tail. Built to squeeze into nooks and crannies, this ermine and its cousin, the least weasel, are two of the world's most efficient mousers. And, as anyone who's seen them will attest, these two weasels are also among the boldest and most agile of all Yukon mammals. DISTRIBUTION The ermine and least weasel inhabit northern countries around the world. In North America, ermine range from the Canadian high arctic to south of the Great Lakes and into the mountainous western states. Least weasels occur throughout most of the same range, but are absent from the arctic islands and western states. Both least weasels and ermine range throughout the Yukon, avoiding the depths of mature forests and preferring instead to sniff and snoop in forest edges, meadows, brushy areas, marshes, bogs, and tundra. Based on winter track surveys, Yukon ermine are fairly abundant. However, least weasels are uncommon, though not endangered, throughout most of their North American range.

25. Ermine Arctic wildlife ermine - http//www.suite101.com/article.cfm/17282/107666Copyright © 1996-2005 Creative Marketeam Canada Ltd. doing business as http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/17282/107666

26. Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Like the ermine, and other wildlife are adapting to the changing seasons, wedecided to incorporate the possibilities of warmer weather into our program. http://kenai.fws.gov/overview/notebook/2003/nov/21nov2003.htm

Article Dated November 21, 2003 The Wacky Ways of Winter by Nicole Johnson I know many people who are not fond of snow or cold temperatures. Then there are others, myself included, that can never get enough of the soft, fluffy white snow. Whether you are a fan of snow or not, do you ever wonder how wildlife deals with the challenges of winter, and the challenges of a warmer winter? Like the ermine, and other wildlife are adapting to the changing seasons, we decided to incorporate the possibilities of warmer weather into our program. We now have activities that do not require snow. They illustrate how a mild winter might benefit or be a detriment to wildlife. I cannot help but wonder how the ermine is blending in now. Previous Refuge Notebook articles can be found online at http://kenai.fws/gov var m = "Updated " + document.lastModified; var p = m.length-8; document.writeln(""); document.write(m.substring (p, 0)); document.writeln("");

27. Kenai National Wildlife Refuge The least weasel is not the same as the shorttailed weasel, or ermine Ted Bailey is a recently retired wildlife biologist who has worked on the Kenai http://kenai.fws.gov/overview/notebook/2001/dec/28dec01.htm

Article Dated December 28, 2001 Unusual mammal may be roaming woods of peninsula by Ted Bailey Several years ago, I am 99 percent certain that I saw a mammal not previously recorded to the best of my knowledge on the Kenai Peninsula. It was in the early fall with a light dusting of snow on the ground. I was in a vehicle with a witness when this unexpected mammal ran into the middle of the road and stopped briefly to stare at the truck. I got a good look at it. I had seen one like it more than 30 years ago, thousands of miles away. Although this mammal is apparently widespread throughout mainland Alaska, I could find no museum record of it from the Kenai Peninsula. But its distribution maps are shaded on the Kenai Peninsula, indicating its expected presence. You may be asking, what was this strange mammal? A mountain lion? A flying squirrel? No, this was a very small mammal the smallest of its family. My first impression when I saw it dart out of the brush was that it was an extremely large red-backed vole. But when it stopped in the middle of the road and raised its almost snake-like head, I knew that it was no red-backed vole. This small mammal had a very long neck, short feet and short tail, and it loped across the road like a little weasel. As a matter of fact, I am almost certain it was a weasel. It was a "least weasel," known to science as Mustela nivalis, the smallest living weasel. I had seen several least weasels years ago while working in the Midwest. They were captured incidentally in small live traps set out by a graduate student that I knew, who was capturing mice and voles for a research project. One least weasel that he caught died in the trap. I obtained the tiny carcass to make a study skin and to save the skull.

28. Wildlife Report From N.H. Fish And Game -- October 30, 2003 - N.H. Fish And Game This month s wildlife report looks at moose meetups, ermine escapades, ProjectOsprey and pond life preparing for winter. Last Big Social Event for Moose http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Wildlife_Reports/Wildlife_Reports_2003/

Fishing information and publications Buy a fishing license online Fishing reports Let's Go Fishing program ... Contact Us Wildlife Report from N.H. Fish and Game - October 30, 2003 Welcome, wildlife-watchers! You may be ready to settle in for a winter of bird-watching, but don't put those birdfeeders out just yet, because New Hampshire's bears are still out in force. Hold off until December, says Andy Timmins, Fish and Game's bear project leader. "Given the extraordinary fall we're experiencing, with a lack of natural food crops for bears to eat, the probability of attracting bears to your feeders is extremely high," Timmins says. Heightened bear activity is also expected next spring. If you do get bear visitors at your feeders this winter, take your feeders down for several weeks. This month's wildlife report looks at moose meet-ups, ermine escapades, Project Osprey and pond life preparing for winter: Last Big Social Event for Moose Putting on the Winter Whites Homes for Osprey Wildlife Notes ... Go Deep!

29. WILDLIFE REPORT FROM N.H. FISH AND GAME - January 21, 2005 - N.H. Fish And Game February is a make or break month for New Hampshire s wildlife. Two species,the ermine and longtailed weasel, disappear nearly completely in winter http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Wildlife_Reports/Wildlife_Reports_2005/

Fishing information and publications Buy a fishing license online Fishing reports Let's Go Fishing program ... Contact Us Wildlife Report from N.H. Fish and Game January 31, 2005 February is a "make or break" month for New Hampshire's wildlife. Will our woodchucks, deer, bear, raccoons and skunks have enough stored fat reserves to last the rest of the winter? So far, our winter weather has been favorable for them. Snow depth has been minimal to nonexistent, with above-average temperatures for days on end. That's probably not as important for the woodchucks snuggled deep in a winter burrow, but it's certainly a critical factor in the likely survival of deer born last June. The long process of getting into winter-survival mode which began back in October slowly begins to turn around in February. Gray squirrels will soon enter the first of two yearly mating seasons, with young born as early as the first week of March in southern N.H. The lengthening days of February will drive skunks into a mating mode, as well as great horned owls. The promise of spring and fresh new life wells up within all living things in direct proportion to the longer days. February offers a hint of that promise. Eric Orff, Wildlife Biologist

30. Ermine Detailed Information - Montana Animal Field Guide Please visit the following pages for more infomation from Fish, wildlife Parks ermine, Standing on hind legs at immediate right is a longtail weasel; http://fwp.state.mt.us/fieldguide/detail_AMAJF02010.aspx

@import url(css/fwp.css); Welcome to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks You are currently viewing the text only version of this website. If you have not intentionally chosen the text version, you may want to read the Site Guide to find out why your browser is displaying the text version. Skip Navigation Website Main Menu Hunting Regulations Plan a Hunt Obtain a License ... Ermine Animal Field Guide in Partnership with Montana Natural Heritage Program. Search Field Guide Species Search Query Additional Media (click on image to view) Related Information Species of Concern Endangered Species Recreating in Wildlife Habitat Living with Wildlife About this Guide Natural Heritage Program Natural Resource Information System Montana State Library Ermine, Weasel Ermine Mustela erminea (Mustelidae) Global Rank: State Rank: Agency Status USFWS: USFS: none BLM: none General Description Of the three North American weasels is intermediate in size and one of the smallest carnivores in the world. Males distinctly larger than females. During summer fur is dark brown with white under-parts, white feet, and white line down hind legs. Molts to white during winter, except black tip on tail. Total length: seven to 13 inches. Weight: one to six ounces. Diagnostic Characteristics Long-tail weasel - larger, tail longer. least weasel - smaller, short tail, no black tip on tail. mink - larger, uniform color.

31. Ermine Photos - Montana Animal Field Guide ermine, Weasel ermine, Standing on hind legs at immediate right is a long Please visit the following pages for more infomation from Fish, wildlife http://fwp.state.mt.us/fieldguide/mediaDisplay.aspx?id=1101&elcode=AMAJF02010

32. Utah Division Of Wildlife Resources ermine dens can be found in hollow logs, in burrows, and under logs, roots, orrocks. The diet of the ermine is composed primarily of small rodents, http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=mustermi

33. What Recent Wildlife Sightings Have There Been In The Blackpool Area? The following wildlife has recently been seen in Blackpool Please let us know your Holyoake Avenue - Moth trapping session - White ermine, many Heart http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/faqs/showquestion.aspx?pop=1&qid=2798

34. Stoats, Ermine Isle of Jura wildlife Stoats. These hunters are not often seen but their In summer, stoats, (also known as ermine), are chestnut brown with a creamy http://www.isleofjura.com/wildlife/stoats.asp

Deer Golden Eagles Otters Stoats ... Wild Goats Isle of Jura Wildlife - Stoats These hunters are not often seen but their usual habitats are old walls, woodland and farmland. In summer, stoats, (also known as ermine), are chestnut brown with a creamy underbelly and black tipped tail. In November, as the temperature drops, they develop their winter coats and become pure white apart from the tip to their tails, which remains black. This makes them an extremely attractive sight. Join The Club! What are you waiting for? Become a member of IsleofJura.com today... Jura Jottings The ever popular Jura Jottings now has this months edition online... FREE Distillery Tour Enjoy a free Dram and tour of the distillery if your a Member of the Jura Club.... Whisky Jura Whisky's World Members Competition ... Site Map Isle of Jura is a registered trademark of Whyte and Mackay Ltd Site produced by Tuna Ltd

35. Weasels: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department Of Fish And Game shorttailed weasel s pure white winter fur is sometimes called ermine.For centuries, ermine fur has been used as trim on parkas and on other clothing. http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/furbear/weasels.php

Contacts Licenses/Permits Regulations News ... www.adfg.state.ak.us Weasels There are two species of weasels in Alaska: the short-tailed weasel or ermine Mustela erminea ) and the least weasel Mustela rixosa These furbearers are the smallest members of the family Mustelidae. Other species of mustelids in Alaska include mink, marten, river otter, sea otter, and wolverine. Weasels are more common than most people realize. Because they are small, they usually pass unnoticed unless caught in a trap or revealed by their tracks in fresh snow. Weasel tracks resemble those of the larger mink. They generally show four toe prints. The little toe seldom shows except in fresh snow or mud. Each weasel footprint is oval-shaped. In the snow, a single footprint will measure approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) in length and slightly less in width. The front feet of a running weasel strike the ground before the hind feet. Usually, one of the front feet falls slightly ahead of the other. The hind feet usually land in the tracks made by the front feet. Thus, the trail often appears as pairs of slightly offset prints. The distance between sets of prints is approximately 13 inches (33 cm). General description: In summer, both weasels are medium to dark brown above, with yellowish white underparts. Both species turn white in winter. The larger of the two is the short-tailed species. It can reach 15 inches (38 cm) in length and 7 ounces (198 g) in weight. The least weasel well deserves its title of the smallest living carnivore. It reaches a maximum length of 10 inches (25 cm) and a weight of 3 ounces (85 g). The short-tailed weasel's tail is one-fourth to one-third of the total body length while the least weasel's tail length comprises only about 15 percent of total body length. During all seasons the tip of short-tailed weasel's tail is black. The tail of the least weasel contains only a few black hairs.

36. Devils Tower National Monument The Resources Bird List Wildflower List wildlife List Prairie Dogs contact devils tower Shorttailed weasel (ermine) (Mustela erminea) R http://www.nps.gov/deto/animal_list.htm

Geology First 50 Years First Climb Women Climb! ... Wildflower List Wildlife List Prairie Dogs LEGEND: C = Common F = Fairly Common U = Uncommon R = Rare = Often Seen by Most Visitors = Status Unknown X = Formerly Occurred Here N = Not Native to the Area MAMMALS - (Mammalia) SHREWS - (SORICIDAE) Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus) U COMMON BATS - (VESPERTILIONDAE) Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) (LEPORIDAE) Desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) *C Mountain cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii) White-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) U SQUIRRELS - (SCIURIDAE) Least chipmunk (Tamias minimus) *C Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) R Thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus) *F Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) *C Eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) *C/N Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) *C Norther flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) R POCKET GOPHERS - (GEOMYIDAE) Hispid pocket mouse (Perognathus hispidus) BEAVER - (CASTORIDAE) Beaver (Castor canadensis) U (CRICETIDAE) Western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis) U White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) U Deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) C Northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster) Bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea) C Prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) C Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) U JUMPING MICE - (ZAPODIDAE) Meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius) PORCUPINES - (ERETHIZONTIDAE) Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) *C (CANIDAE) Coyote (Canis latrans) F Gray wolf

37. Weasel [Mustela] Links Bird and wildlife Note Cards and matted prints. Cards include cardinal, hawk,hummingbird, owls, http//www.coloradoguide.com/wildlife/ermine.cfm http://raysweb.net/specialplaces/pages/weasel/weasellinks.html

Weasel [Mustela] Links Image from: Weasel Webpage The Weasel's Web Comprehensive Weasel Website http://www.bio.bris.ac.uk/research/mammal/weasel2.htm Mustela frenata [Long-tailed Weasel Return to mammals Index Mustela frenata Long-tailed Weasel ^ Classification Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Table of Contents Classification Geographic Range Physical Characteristics Natural History Conservation http://www.sbceo.k12.ca.us/~mcssb/sbpanda/longtailed_weasel.html Least Weasel Least Weasel Mustela nivalis Occupying most of Canada with the exception of the Maritimes, southern Ontario, and Quebec, this fierce little carnivore is scarcely larger than the mice on which it preys. Its total body length seldom exceeds 20 cm.. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/lestweas.htm Weasel - Mammal Weasel, common name for small, fur-bearing, carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, family Mustelidae, comprising numerous species and subspecies. They are most abundant in North America and ... http://cnet.windsor.ns.ca/Environment/Advocates/Anim/weasel.html

38. Churchill Northern Studies Centre: Wildlife Of Churchill, Manitoba wildlife of the Churchill Area. Churchill is located in the transitional zone fishers (Martes pennanti), ermine (or shorttailed weasel) (Mustela http://www.churchillmb.net/~cnsc/ab-attrac-other.html

Churchill Northern Studies Centre Subarctic Research and Education Since 1976 Home About the CNSC On-Line Tour FAQ ... Polar Bears Other Wildlife Learning Vacations For Researchers For Schools Links ... Contact Us Wildlife of the Churchill Area Churchill is located in the transitional zone between arctic tundra and boreal forest allowing residents and visitors alike to enjoy a wide variety of wildlife. The listing below is based on material compiled by Peter Scott, former Scientific Coordinator with the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, and furnished by Jack Dubois, former Curator of Mammals, Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature in Winnipeg. Jack will once again be co-instructing our 2004 with Kim Monson of the University of Winnipeg. Mammals Large Herbivores: Moose (Alces alces) can occasionally be seen. Their habitat is marginal until well upriver. Woodland caribou and barren ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus) are seen in small numbers in the Twin lakes area. Hunting pressure makes them hard to see. Bats: The red bat (Lasiurus borealis) is rare.

39. Webshots Community - Guestbook For Wildlife I love the ermine and I am sure it is the first time I have seen it photographed . Fantastic wildlife pics. Will be back to view more/again. http://community.webshots.com/guestbook?albumID=61316312

40. Ermine Picture - Webshots ermine, wildlife photos. ermine. Image resolution 1600 x 1200 View Full Size.Album wildlife. Topic Community Scenery Nature wildlife http://community.webshots.com/photo/61316312/301649171KjAjuc

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