21. Wildlife - American Mink American mink American mink Mustela vison Length 4265cm Dark brown fur makesconfusion with otter possible but mink s smaller size, slimmer build and http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/mammals_american_mink.

// Show bread crumbs navigation path. breadcrumbs('four'); //> From: www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/ WILDLIFE Amphibians Birds Crustaceans ... Fungi Frames not supported Frames not supported mammals American Mink Mustela vison Length 42-65cm An unwelcome alien which has become established after escaping from fur farms during past few decades. Dark brown fur makes confusion with otter possible but mink's smaller size, slimmer build and proportionately shorter tail help distinguish it. Invariably associated with water where it feeds on water birds, fish and waterside small mammals. Found throughout Britain and Ireland. Navigation Previous Next Back to index Print now Send to a friend Related articles Related products var st_pg=""; var st_ai=""; var st_v=1.0; var st_ci="762"; var st_di="d001"; var st_dd="st.sageanalyst.net"; var st_tai="v:1.2.3"; servePixl("REFERENCE.HOME"); //accipter 1x1 pixel

22. FLORIDA MINK - Florida Wildlife Magazine In Florida the mink is found in coastal habitats along the Gulf Coast south toHernando County Please contact Florida wildlife Magazine for permissions. http://myfwc.com/pubs/fl-wild/species/mink.htm

FLORIDA MINK By Rob Norman Illustrated by Lizabeth West Ah, the elusive mink! A weasel-like carnivore about the size of a house cat and semi-aquatic in habit, this creature is hard to find. It has been sought after for centuries and almost hunted to extinction for its fine fur. Generally, mink are glossy, dark chocolate brown in appearance with a slender body up to 2 feet long, short legs and a 7- to 8-inch bushy tail. It has small, rounded ears and (in Florida) a white chin. Mink have 34 teeth, with four prominent canine teeth to help kill prey. Mink have rather long and supple bodies with relatively short legs. There are five toes on each partially webbed foot. Wild mink are fierce, solitary carnivores. Their average life span in the wild is less than three years. The mink is native only to North America. There are a number of subspecies varying in size, fur quality and appearance in various geographical locations. In Florida the mink is found in coastal habitats along the Gulf Coast south to Hernando County and along the Atlantic Coast south to Matanzas Inlet. The Everglades Mink is found in shallow freshwater marshes of the Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp.

23. Mink Species Account This provides habitat for mink and other wildlife, reduces erosion of streambanks,and prevents siltation. (Siltation occurs when soil particles are washed http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/dnr/fur/species/mink.html

Mink Scientific Name Mustela vison Description Like most members of the weasel family, the mink has a long, slender body and short legs. The tail is about two-fifths as long as the body. Adult males are longer (21-24 inches) and heavier (2-3 3/4 pounds) than adult females (16 3/4-21 inches; 1 1/4-1 3/4 pounds). Most wild mink are dark brown except for a white chin and a tail that's tipped with black. Some have one or more irregular white patches on their throats or chests. A mink's ears are short, barely extending above its fur. Domestic mink have been bred selectively for many generations to attain a larger size and wider variety of colors than their wild cousins. Trade names like standard, demi-buff, pearl, sapphire, and gunmetal refer to color strains ranging from jet black to pure white and bluish-gray. Domestic mink occasionally escape into the wild, but few survive. Mink are found in every county in Illinois. They're most abundant in the glacial lakes area of northeastern Illinois, counties bordering the lower Mississippi River, and the southern third of the state. While they still are common, wild mink are less abundant than they were 50-100 years ago because of habitat loss caused by development, stream channelization, and drainage of wetlands. Habitat Mink live along rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, and marshes. Shorelines with grass, brush, trees, or aquatic vegetation like cattails provide good cover and abundant prey. Abandoned burrows dug by muskrats are their favorite places to rest and raise young, but they will use cavities in brush or rock piles, logjams, and the exposed roots of trees. A den can have several entrances, and includes a nest chamber about 1 foot in diameter that is sometimes lined with grass, leaves, fur, or feathers.

24. Centre For Conservation Science . CCS potential problems associated with mink for native wildlife and domestic stock.For native wildlife, mink may be considered a threat as predators, http://www.ccs.st-and.ac.uk/mink.php

Home About People Projects ... Links CONTROL OF NORTH AMERICAN MINK OUTSIDE THEIR NATIVE RANGE Summary The North American mink is a mustelid (order Carnivora) that has been introduced to many countries for commercial fur production. Escapes from fur farms have resulted in large breeding populations in the wild. There are several potential problems associated with mink for native wildlife and domestic stock. For native wildlife, mink may be considered a threat as predators competitors or as vectors of disease Control and eradication programs are now being considered in order to completely remove mink from some areas or to reduce the negative impact that they may be having. Centre for Conservation Science is using a modelling approach to help determine the most effective and efficient strategy for controlling mink. References for work cited in this webpage are provided. Description and Behaviour The North American mink ( Mustela vison , Schreber 1777) is a member of the family Mustelidae. It is a medium-sized carnivore with an elongated body approximately 30cm long, relatively short limbs, and a tail approximately a third of the body length. Wild native American mink are uniformly dark brown but breeding in fur farms (or ranches) has resulted in a wide range of pelage colours, and consequently escaped feral mink may vary in colour from white, grey or fawn through to black. American mink are semi-aquatic, generalist predators. They are very adaptable and can exploit a wide range of foods. Generally solitary, both males and females are territorial, but a male's territory may span that of several females. In the northern hemisphere the mating season is in March, during which both sexes may mate with several partners. The female gives birth to a maximum of six kits during April and May, although a much smaller number than this are likely to survive to dispersal in late July.

25. Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division - Mink Fact Sheet Check out the new wildlife license plates. mink (Mustela vison) have darkbrown fur and a long tail that becomes progressively darker towards the tip. http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=42

26. Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division - Print Version mink (Mustela vison) have dark brown fur and a long tail that becomes Evidence that mink may be present in an area include dark brown or black droppings http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/printversion.asp?txtDocument=426

27. Mink Home wildlife A Closer Look at wildlife mink The mink (Mustela vison)is a member of the weasel family, which also includes skunks, otters, http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/a_closer_look_at_wildlife/mink.html

A Closer Look at Wildlife Armadillos Bats Beavers: Nature's Engineers ... Videos Receive action alerts, tips, news and special offers via e-mail. Home Wildlife A Closer Look at Wildlife Mink Mink Cal. Academy of Sciences/Gerald and Buff Corsi The mink ( Mustela vison ) is a member of the weasel family, which also includes skunks, otters, and wolverines. They are perhaps best know for their dark brown fur, which turns white at the chin and runs to black at the tips of their tails. They have long, slender torsos atop short legs. Full-grown females are usually 17 to 21 inches long and weigh 1.25 to 1.75 pounds, while full-grown males are usually 21 to 24 inches in length and weigh 2 to 3.75 pounds. Wild minks are less abundant than they were 50 years ago. The quality of their habitat has been degraded through development, stream channelization, and the drainage of wetlands. Trapping and the fur industry have also depleted wild mink populations. An average of 115,000 wild minks were killed in traps each year between 1995 and 1998, even though the mink industry has increasingly turned to raising its animals in cages (26 million caged minks were killed each year between 1995 and 1998). Minks are nocturnal animals, active from dusk to dawn. They do not hibernate during the winter, though they do sometimes stay in their dens for a day or so during snowy or cold periods. Minks travel well on both land and water, swimming as deep as 50 feet under water on one breath and reaching surface speeds of up to 1.5 miles an hour. On land, mink walk or take low bounds of 10-24 inches, which can reach speeds of up to 7.8 miles per hour.

28. Wildlife Photo Gallery wildlife photo gallery featuring photos and video clips from the Working for The mink was originally brought to this country from North America to be http://www.workingforwildlife.org.uk/fun/misc/mink.htm

Home Fun Gallery Wildlife AMERICAN MINK The Mink was originally brought to this country from North America to be bred for their fur If you like this photo, why not send it to a friend - and help raise awareness for Working for Wildlife. Gallery Badger Deer Flora ... SUPPORT US

29. Wildlife Photo Gallery wildlife photo gallery featuring photos and video clips from the Working for wildlife mink can be found along the riverbanks of several of the reserves http://www.workingforwildlife.org.uk/fun/misc/minkwet.htm

Home Fun Gallery Wildlife WET MINK Mink can be found along the riverbanks of several of the reserves If you like this photo, why not send it to a friend - and help raise awareness for Working for Wildlife. Gallery Badger Deer Flora ... SUPPORT US

30. Urban Legends Reference Pages: Critter Country (Marauding Minks) The bird sanctuary has become a restaurant for mink, said angry sanctuary minks broke into the wildlife sanctuary where the owls were housed and made http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/minks.htm

Marauding Minks Claim: 6,500 minks set free by animal rights activists rampaged through the British countryside. Status: True. Origins: An attempt to free minks into the wild before they were turned into fur coats has resulted in a wildlife and domestic animal crisis in Britain. Minks, you see, are killers . . . a fact you might expect animal rights activists would have taken into account before unleashing them on an unsuspecting countryside. What follows is one of the representative news articles about this August 1998 invasion brought on by good intentions gone horribly wrong: In what must have seemed like a brilliant idea at the time, British animal-rights activists sneaked onto the grounds of a mink farm here during the weekend, cut through wire fences and gave 6,500 minks their freedom instead of a future as fur coats. But the illegal act has backfired as few British animal-liberation missions ever have. Released into the rich countryside of England's southern coast, the thousands of minks have gone on a rampage driven by insatiable hunger and equally insatiable mink-like curiosity. Domestic pets and farm animals including cats, hamsters, chickens, guinea pigs and hens

31. Nebraska Game And Parks Commission - Wildlife Species Guide - Mink Nebraska wildlife species guide. The common name mink comes from the Swedishword maenk. mink are members of the weasel family which includes skunks, http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/mink.asp

NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION Friday, September 23, 2005 HOME Search: Fishing Hunting State Parks Boating Your browser does not support script home wildlife Nebraska Wildife Species Guide Beaver Bobcat Black Bear Coyote ... Bighorn Sheep Mink Habitat Foods Mortality Importance Description The common name mink comes from the Swedish word maenk. Mink are members of the weasel family which includes skunks, otters, fishers, martens and wolverines. The mink has a long narrow body, short legs and a relatively long tail. Its head is flattened and it has a short pointed snout, small eyes and short rounded ears. An adult male may be 30 inches long and weigh up to 3 Ih pounds, and a female is typically two-thirds that size. The mink's coloration varies from brown to almost black, its belly is slightly lighter than its back and flanks, and it may have a white chin and throat. A domestic mink raised on a ranch for the fur industry is normally much larger than a wild mink and the color of its fur ranges from white to black with several unique colors that have been developed by mink ranchers. A mink's pelt has thick underfur for insulation and buoyancy because the animal lives in and near water. However, it does not have webbed feet or a specialized tail as do other semi-aquatic mammals such as beaver, muskrats and otters. A mink has highly developed anal scent glands, which is typical of members of the weasel family. The mink is not as adept at spraying with these glands as are skunks, but the odor of the secretions is just as obnoxious.

32. NSiS: Florida Wildlife - Mink And Weasel species info mink and weasel. The mink, Mustela vison, is found in coastalhabitats along the Gulf Coast south to Hernando County and along the http://www.nsis.org/wildlife/mamm/weasel.html

This family ( Mustelidae ) includes minks weasels skunks , and otters . They are small to medium-sized. Their long tails are never banded. The Mink Mustela vison , is found in coastal habitats along the Gulf Coast south to Hernando County and along the Atlantic Coast south to Matanzas Inlet. It is glossy, blackish brown with a long (20-24"), slender body, short legs and a long (7-8") bushy tail. It has small rounded ears and a white chin. It is active primarily at night, foraging for food in the water and along the banks. Diet consists of mammals, frogs, insects, birds, reptiles, and fish. Breeding season is from late winter to spring. Litters of 3-4 kits are born about 50 days later. PROTECTED The Everglades Mink Mustela vison evergladensis , is found in shallow freshwater marshes of the Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp. It is similar in appearance to the mink described below but a darker brown. Its diet is primarily crayfish, fish, and small mammals. There is evidence that the breeding season is from September to November. PROTECTED The River Otter Lutra canadensis , is found in most freshwater habitats in the panhandle and peninsula. It is glossy brown with a paler or gray tan underside. It has an elongated 35-43" body with a long (12-16") muscular tail. It has a small, flattened head, small, rounded ears, short legs, and webbed toes.

33. VDGIF > Wildlife > Species > Common Mink Distribution, This subspecies of mink is found in most of central and easternVirginia. For more information, please see the Virginia Fish wildlife http://www.dgif.state.va.us/wildlife/species/display.asp?id=050042

34. VDGIF > Wildlife > Species > Southwestern Mink Characteristics, The body of the southwestern mink is long, For moreinformation, please see the Virginia Fish wildlife Information Service. http://www.dgif.state.va.us/wildlife/species/display.asp?id=050043

35. Double-Swiveled Muskrat & Mink Snare: Wildlife Control Supplies swiveled muskrat and mink snare, exclusively at wildlife Control Supplies.com .Made of 1/32 stainless steel cable and extremely effective on mink, http://www.wildlifecontrolsupplies.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_

36. Mink In New York . Distribution and Habitat......The mink. More information from this division. Fish, wildlife and Marine Resources Bureau of wildlife. The mink. http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/wildgame/minkinny.htm

Furbearer Profiles The Mink More information from this division: Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources Bureau of Wildlife The Mink Description Distribution and Habitat Behavior Mortality Factors ... Management Description: Mink ( Mustela vison ) have a long, thin body and neck, short legs, and a 6-8 inch bushy tail. Male mink generally are larger than females and may exceed two feet in length. The fur is dark brown on the back, blending into a slightly lighter shade on the belly. A distinguishing mink characteristic is the small white patch of fur on the chin of all animals. Mink fur is very soft and lustrous. The dense underfur is protected by oily guard hairs that tend to waterproof the coat. Like other members of the weasel family, such as weasels and skunks, mink possess a pair of anal scent glands. The liquid in these glands has a strong smell and probably is used for communication or defense purposes. Distribution and Habitat: Mink are distributed throughout all of New York State and most of the United States and Canada. They occupy a wide variety of wetland habitat types including streams, rivers, lakes, freshwater and saltwater marshes and coastlines. Their population levels are generally higher in those areas of New York with an abundance of these habitat types. Also, as part of this study, wildlife biologists and technicians surveyed streams in central and western New York to determine the presence of mink. Mink tracks were more abundant in the Southern Tier of New York than in the Lake Plains. The reason for this is uncertain and needs further study.

37. NYSDEC Region 8 -- News And Views Of Wildlife Management - September 27, 2001 Biweekly article covering topics of interest in wildlife Management. be enforced for muskrat and mink trapping on the three wildlife management areas. http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/reg8/press/N_V_092701.html

by Dan Carroll, Wildlife Biologist September 27, 2001 Trapping Permits In the 2001-2002 license year, an unlimited number of trapping permits will be issued for the Oak Orchard, Tonawanda and John White Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs). Permit applications can be obtained weekdays from October 1 to November 30 by appearing in person at the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Office on Casey Road between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., or by writing the NYSDEC, Bureau of Wildlife, P.O. Box 422, Basom, New York 14013. Trappers who obtain a permit will be required to report their harvest and trapping efforts on each area. The 2001-2002 muskrat and mink seasons at the three WMAs will run from December 1 to February 15. Manipulation of the muskrat population is an important management tool used to promote prime emergent marsh habitats used by waterfowl and uncommon marsh birds such as the black tern and least bittern. The trap limit allows Bureau of Wildlife personnel to better regulate the muskrat harvest according to water availability, habitat needs and population. It will also improve the quality of trapping on the Oak Orchard and Tonawanda Wildlife Management Areas. During the 2000-2001 trapping season, trappers harvested 10,080 muskrats on the two state WMAs. Trapping seasons for fox, raccoon, coyote, and skunk at the Oak Orchard and Tonawanda WMAs will be consistent with the state seasons (October 25 to February 15), however, at the John White WMA, the upland trapping season will run from November 1 to February 15. The later opening date for fox, coyote and raccoon will allow for two Youth Pheasant Hunts on this area prior to the trapping season. Traps set for upland animals will not require numbered tags and they will not be considered in the trap limit.

38. Mink Of The BWCA And Northern Minnesota mink. Bob Hines, US Fish and wildlife Service. Mustela vison. The mink is themost common water mammal predator (meat eater) in Minnesota. http://www.bwca.cc/wildlife/mink.html

Search this site or the web powered by FreeFind Site search Web search Mink Mustela vison The mink is the most common water mammal predator (meat eater) in Minnesota. This excellent little swimmer can be found in nearly every wetland, lake, and stream in the BWCA, so keep your eyes open as you canoe those beautiful lakes. The mink eats nearly all creatures that live at the water, including small fish, crayfish, ducks, and water mammals. The mink is small and long (14-20" long including its 5-9" tail, weighing 2-4 lbs.), with small rounded ears, light to dark glistening fur, and a white or yellowish belly and chest. Books on Mink Minks Animal Tracks of MN Mammals of Minnesota Critters of Minnesota ... Mammals of North Am. Other Wildlife of the BWCA Black Bear Moose Red Fox Wood Chucks Cougar, Lynx Bobcat Rabbits Mink Gophers Porcupines Otters, Beavers , Fisher White Tailed Deer

39. Wildlife Management - Carnivores mink. Prevention and Control of wildlife Damage Nebraska Cooperative ExtensionService. Mountain Lions. Quick Facts Mountain Lion http://www.wildlifemanagement.info/carnivores.htm

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40. Pennsylvania Game Commission - State Wildlife Management Agency Often two wildlife species are associated closely with each other. By far,more muskrats are trapped than minks, but a mink pelt is more valuable than a http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=458&q=150657

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