41. The Chronicle: 3/7/2002: Wildlife Group's New Fund Raiser Seeks To Capture Baby Although she was not actively looking for a job, Ms. mink said she decided to acceptthe World wildlife Fund s offer because it provided her with a way to http://philanthropy.com/free/articles/v14/i10/10004001.htm

Front Page Fund Raising Managing Nonprofit Groups Technology ... Help From the issue dated March 7, 2002 NEW ON THE JOB Wildlife Group's New Fund Raiser Seeks to Capture Baby Boomers By Meg Sommerfeld When Suzanne Mink received a call from Hollins University, in Roanoke, Va., asking her to join her alma mater's development department in 1978, she almost replied, "What's that?" That phone call came shortly after she had earned a master's degree in teaching, and led her to change her career plans from teaching to fund raising. Ms. Mink's consulting work led to her newest job, vice president for development at the World Wildlife Fund. She had been advising the conservation group on several projects including its recent capital effort, the Living Planet campaign, which raised $172-million when the charity's top fund-raising job became open. Although she was not actively looking for a job, Ms. Mink said she decided to accept the World Wildlife Fund's offer because it provided her with a way to focus on a cause she adores, protecting animals, while working for a major national organization in her adopted hometown, Washington. "Being a person who loves the outdoors and appreciates the importance of preserving our land and the animals in it and this Earth, it is just an absolutely perfect match for the kind of experience I have," says Ms. Mink.

42. DEFRA, UK: Guidance For Business On Regulations: Vertebrate Wildlife Management Document Category. Vertebrate wildlife Management. Document Title. Application fora licence to keep mink. Document Code. mink 1. Document Issue Date. 2002. Specimen. http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/regulat/forms/cons_man/vertpest/mink1.htm

Guidance for business on regulations: Vertebrate Wildlife Management Application for a licence to keep mink Government Department Document Category Vertebrate Wildlife Management Document Title Application for a licence to keep mink Document Code MINK 1 Document Issue Date Specimen No MINK 1 This page was last updated on 21 June 2002

43. Wildlife Trusts, The If trapping is used to control mink, The wildlife Trusts urge that good practiceshould be followed, particularly with reference to disturbance and using traps http://www.huntinginquiry.gov.uk/evidence2/twt2.htm

Back to the List of Submissions Back to the Written Evidence Menu COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO HUNTING WITH DOGS THE WILDLIFE TRUSTS: SECOND STAGE EVIDENCE The Wildlife Trusts are grateful to the Inquiry for the opportunity to submit further evidence based on information received so far. We wish to comment on the following issues: Effectiveness of mink hunting References Countryside Alliance: First and second stage submissions Masters of the Mink Hounds Association: First and second stage submissions First draft of Macdonald et al: Management and control of populations of foxes, deer, hares and mink in England and Wales, and the impact of hunting with dogs (study for this Inquiry) Comment The Countryside Alliance (1999) quotes an average figure of a mink hunt killing 70 mink in a season: this may be over a wide area and on several rivers. The Wildlife Trusts consider that mink hunting is not an efficient form of mink control. A number of studies, including that of Dr. Macdonald for this Inquiry, agree that hunting with dogs is the least effective form of controlling mink. In contrast, controlled and careful trapping of mink can be much more effective. Birks (1981), in a description of localised mink control on the river Teign in Devon, reports trapping and shooting of 119 mink over a 500m stretch of river by one landowner, over a period of 5 years between 1975 and 1980. He compares this with 13 mink found and only 4 mink killed by the hunt on eight visits to the entire river Teign during the same period.

44. Wildlife Watcher Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge tail. In the winter, mink feed almost exclusively on muskrat. Coyote. CreditUS Fish and wildlife Service. Things You Should Know. The http://wildlifewatcher.com/mw/agassiz.phtml

Moose Bear Deer Eagles Elk Wolves More Featured Articles Join Forum Selected Reading CritterFinder SM Feedback Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge Surrounded by farmland in the Northwest corner of Minnesota, this National Wildlife Refuge offers an amazing diversity of viewing opportunities for the wildlife watcher willing to take the time to explore. Moose, black bear, gray wolves, red fox, muskrat, beaver, bald eagles, a number of species of ducks, Canada geese, colonial nesting Franklin gulls and a variety of songbirds highlight the many species one might see on the right day at Agassiz. The Refuge is open to the general public from spring through October during daylight hours and offers a 4-mile long self-guided auto tour road with a companion short hiking trail. A wildlife watching platform and a 100 foot tall observation tower complete the primary visitor facilities at Agassiz NWR. Visitor Center hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., except holidays through mid-August, and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. For the latest information about viewing hours and access, contact the Refuge at: Margaret Anderson (Refuge Manager) Route 1, Box 74 Middle River, MN 56737 Phone: (218) 449-4115 Fax: (218) 449-3241 E-Mail:

45. Wildlife Britain.com - Life Raft For Ratty We also hope that one day mink will be removed from these river catchments and atonce can be catastrophic for vole populations, and other wildlife, and it is http://www.wildlifebritain.com/news.cfm/id/216

Quick navigation I want to return to the home page... I want to read the latest wildlife news... I want to read your latest feature... What can I see out and about this month? Where can I find product reviews? How do I get in touch with you? Home About Wildlife Britain Features Monthly Guides ... Contact News Life Raft For Ratty (21/04/2004) North East Scotland is a stronghold for the water vole and through the Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) there has been a concerted effort to conserve the water vole populations there. Over the past three years LBAP partners have carried out surveys to locate the key vole populations and provided management advice to landowners. A recent development aimed at tackling the water voles' main predator, the introduced American mink, is the use of 'life rafts'. The recently launched project, funded by the North East LBAP Partnership and Scottish Natural Heritage, is using an innovative technique developed by the Game Conservancy Trust to target the mink. Survey rafts are being installed on the Dee, Ythan and Deveron to detect the presence of mink, which leave footprints on a clay pad in a tunnel on the raft. Once mink are known to be present a mink trap can be set to remove them. This has proved very effective, focussing trapping effort on sites where mink are known to pose a threat to water voles. Laura Taylor, LBAP water vole officer, employed through Aberdeen University on behalf of LBAP, is working with gamekeepers, ghillies and river boards to install mink survey rafts and carry out monitoring of mink and water vole populations. She explained why the rafts are important: 'The rafts are a low-tech breakthrough which may make it possible to eradicate mink from the whole river catchment. Working closely with researchers from Aberdeen University, the project will also help us to find out more about mink distribution and their ability to colonise the region. Armed with this information, it is hoped that it will be possible to restore larger areas of Scotland to flourishing water vole, and other river-bank species, habitat once again.'

46. A Closer Look At Wildlife more. Deer Deer are among the most easily recognized of all wildlife. more. minkWild mink are fierce fighters, able to move quickly in both water and on land. http://www.hsus.org/ace/12007

About Us Field Projects How You Can Help Publications ... A Closer Look at Wildlife A Closer Look at Wildlife Get to know your wild neighbors, from the squirrel that raids your birdfeeder to the coyote that howls in the distance. Learning about these creatures and their habits can make peaceful coexistence easier. And in some cases, such as with the misunderstood rattlesnake, a greater understanding could even transform fear into interest. Armadillos more Bats Once dreaded as a deadly threat, the bat has earned a well-deserved reversal in public opinon. Bats rarely transmit rabies to humans and play a valuable role in controlling insects. more Beavers: Nature's Engineers With their population rebounding, beavers are not only more common in urban and suburban wetlands, but they're also receiving long-overdue credit as a "keystone" species. more Black Bears Despite their size and alleged ferocity, black bears tend to be passive. In fact, they have more to fear from humans then we do from them. more Black-Tailed Prairie Dog The black-tailed prairie dog, a species that has lost over 99% of its historical range, is essential to the short grass prairie ecosystem. Learn more about this keystone species.

47. Utah Division Of Wildlife Resources mink are primarily carnivorous, with diets consisting of small mammals, birds 2002.Utah Division of wildlife Resources, The Nature Conservancy, and NatureServe http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=mustviso

48. Species Profile:  The Mink black. All mink have a white chin patch of fur. existence. © Copyright2000 Messinger Woods wildlife Care Education Center, Inc. http://www.webbedworks.com/messingerwoods/mink.htm

South Vermont Hill Road, Holland, N.Y. www.messingerwoods.org (mustela vision) By Michael Olek It’s amazing how many people do not know that a healthy population of Mink exists in Western New York. Perhaps because, like our local flying squirrels, which are seldom seen, they are nocturnal. Mink are also local residents that spend most of their time near creeks, ponds, rivers and lakes. Mink are reclusive creatures that prefer to live alone. Being somewhat nomadic, they rarely take up residence in any one spot for very long. Mink spend most of their active time bounding along, not too far from a body of water, in search of food. Mink are excellent swimmers. In water, they resemble a scaled down version of their close cousin, the Otter. Creeks and ponds are a Mink's playground as well as a major food source. In water, fish, crayfish and frogs make up a large portion of a Mink’s diet. On land, Mink are as capable a hunter as the Weasel. Mink are carnivorous and will eat rodents, rabbits, birds, and insects. Because of their short legs, they are not capable of outrunning rabbits, or other faster animals. Mink mainly hunt on land by sniffing at crevices, under rocks, or scouting out hollow logs and ground dens, much like a Ferret. Once they pick up the scent of prey, they will pursue their quarry, by nose, for a short distance. Return to the Trail

49. WATER QUALITY CRITERIA FOR POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs) To protect wildlife (eg, mink) from harmful effects of PCBs in the diet, it is recommendedthat the concentration of total PCBs in fish and shellfish should http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/BCguidelines/pcbs/pcbs-07.htm

8. WILDLIFE 8.1 Effects Most of the literature on toxicity of PCBs to wildlife concerns the consumption of PCBs in their diet. In reviewing data gathered from various sources, Eisler (1986) noted that, as a group, birds were more resistant to acutely toxic effects of PCBs than mammals. LD s ranging from 604 to more than 6 000 mg Aroclor/kg of diet were reported for various species of birds. Also, for all avian species, PCB residues of 310 mg/kg fresh weight of the bird were associated with an increased likelihood of death from PCB poisoning, Among mammals, the mink ( Mustela vison ) is the most sensitive wildlife species tested. Diets containing 6.7 mg Aroclor 1254/kg fresh weight and 8.6 mg Aroclor 1242/kg fresh weight killed 50% of the mink in 9 months (Ringer 1983). In comparing primary toxicity (where animals were fed a diet containing a PCB formulation) and secondary toxicity (where the diet contained the same concentrations of the metabolised xenobiotic or PCBs in this case) of Aroclor 1254 to mink, Aulerich et al.

50. Kent Wildlife Trust As a rule of thumb, mink are smaller than a domestic cat, otters organochlorineslike dieldrin, aldrin and heptachlor, affected much of our wildlife and have http://www.kentwildlife.org.uk/wildlife/ispages/is_otters_&_water_voles.htm

51. Mink References minks. http//ngp.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/mink.html (March 18, 1999). NatureNotes The mink . http//www.jsonline.com/outdoors/wildlife/mink.stm. http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/Wetlands/Mink/MinkRef.html

Preserve Gate Map Site Search Bog ... Feedback References Introduction Habits and Habitats Food and Hunting Mating and Young ... Interview with an Expert References: "American Minks" http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/ammink.htm. (April 8, 1999). Barker, Will. Familiar Animals of America. Burkhiser, Helen. Wild Mammals of Illinois . Illinois: Illinois Writer's Guide, 1992. "Mink". http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trials/4060/Mink.htm (March 9, 1999). "Mink fur Farming in Britain". http://arrs.enviolink.org/arc/CAFT/mink%20fur%200farming.ht. (Marh 9, 1999). "Minks." http://ngp.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/mink.html (March 18, 1999). "Nature Notes - The Mink". http://vm.ducks.ca/naturenotes/mink.htm. (March 9, 1999). "The Mink". http://www.jsonline.com/outdoors/wildlife/mink.stm. (April 14, 1999). Created for the Museums in the Classroom program sponsored by Illinois State Board of Education, the Brookfield Zoo, the Illinois State Museum., and Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96. Authors: Twin Groves Museums in the Classroom Team

52. Hebridean Coastal Wildlife mink are fearless of man, can swim up to three kilometres and so growing throughouttheir life, so do ‘hedgepigs’, consequently wildlife watchers may be http://whales.gn.apc.org/wildlife.shtml

Home About HWDT Scottish Marine Heritage Name-A-Whale Scheme ... Online Sightings Report Hebridean Coastal Wildlife The Hebridean coast is one of the most rewarding regions in which to encounter wildlife. With the sea on one side, land on the other, and the rich littoral of the coastal fringe joining the two, you can be sure to see wildlife large and small. With rocky shores and sea cliffs, sand dunes and machair, and small islands with unique ecosystems there are a wealth of habitats to explore and countless creatures to observe. On the Shore COASTAL MAMMALS On Land and Sea In the Sea ... Cliff and Island-Nesting Birds Coastal Mammals On the shore Wild goats , feral survivors of once domestic beasts roam the cliffs and seashores in many mainland and island areas. Surefooted they can scale precipitous heights feeding on sweet grasses that grow on the cliff edges. The small herds of multi-coloured, silken coated billy-goats and nannies also graze the iodine-rich brown seaweeds on deserted rocky shores. Their kids, sometimes twins, are born in January or February. Feral mink , alien carnivores from the family Mustelidae ‘liberated’ or escaped from mink farms may be seen on the mainland and on some islands. Stealthy surplus killers (they kill far more than they consume), they are responsible for decimating the numbers of ground nesting birds by eating eggs and killing chicks and adults. Mink are fearless of man, can swim up to three kilometres and so reach outlying islands, and have even been seen sneaking aboard boats. Currently there is a trapping programme to exterminate these unwelcome North American killers.

53. Urban Legends Reference Pages: Critter Country (Marauding Minks) Lawn, resident Ed Gurd was alarmed Sunday to find a mink inside his are totally irresponsiblebecause of the destruction they re causing of the local wildlife. 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

54. NERI - Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Biodiversity - Projects Department of wildlife Ecology and Biodiversity (VIBI). Back to List of Projects.Project Data. Title Population ecology of escaped mink and feral American mink, http://www.dmu.dk/1_om_dmu/2_afdelinger/3_vibi/projekter2_en.asp?ID=3048

55. NERI - Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Biodiversity - Staff Members ecology of freeranging American mink Mustela vison in Denmark. PhD thesis. NationalEnvironmental Research Institute. Department of wildlife Ecology and http://www.dmu.dk/1_Om_DMU/2_afdelinger/3_vibi/medarbejdere2_en.asp?PersonID=mha

56. Wildlife Gallery wildlife Gallery. Judit.Fabian@uvm.edu. slide changes every 8 seconds. mink. http://www.uvm.edu/~jfabian/Animals/pages/02-265-22.html

Wildlife Gallery Judit.Fabian@uvm.edu slide changes every 8 seconds Mink

57. Animal Aid : Wildlife : Scapegoating In 1992 the BBC screened a programme in its wildlife on One slot calledInvasion of the Killer mink. Its producer told the Radio http://www.animalaid.org.uk/campaign/wildlife/aliens.htm

Home Campaigns Wildlife Special report: February 2001 SCAPEGOATING THE ALIENS A special report by Animal Aid director Andrew Tyler. Animal Aid has long been concerned about the growing tendency among what might be called 'top table conservationists' to scapegoat various animal species for the environmental and commercial vices of human beings. A whole range of indigenous species are under threat as a result of the burdens placed upon them by human population growth and by modern manufacturing and waste disposal regimes. Yet certain 'experts' insist on displacing the responsibility and pretending that ecological harmony can be restored through the barrel of a gun or through the use of body-crushing traps, snares and poisons. WILDLIFE UNDER PRESSURE The main sources of pressure upon native fauna and flora can be summarised as follows: Modern Farming Systems - involving loss of hedgerow, winter sowing, prolific use of chemicals, the destruction of 'non-productive' plant life, and the generation of vast quantities of methane, slurry and silage. Birds, insects, fish and small mammals all suffer as a consequence, either in terms of reduced numbers or increased vulnerability to disease. Industrial Pollution - Some chemical, pharmaceutical and other large-scale producers are periodically fined nominal sums but they continue with their discharges into the air, land and waterways. No one's bothering to count how many animals have been killed outright, or reduced in number through loss of viable habitat, but there are sufficient pointers to indicate that this is happening on a significant scale. There is also evidence of serious disruption to the reproductive systems of several species, resulting in loss of fertility and physical malformation in offspring.

58. Animal Aid : Sport & Leisure : Fur Trade Factfile People who support the fur industry often claim that trapping is a tool of wildlifemanagement and conservation. The sea mink, however, was not so fortunate. http://www.animalaid.org.uk/campaign/wildlife/fur.htm

Home Campaigns Factfile: June 1999 The Fur Trade It is an obvious fact that we no longer need to make coats, gloves or hats out of real fur because we have many other materials with which to make such things. When mountaineers climb Mount Everest they need the warmest clothes possible but they don't wear fur! So why do 50 million animals suffer and die every year... There are two simple answers to this - profits and vanity. The people who are responsible for making and selling fur coats make lots of money, and the people who wear them think that think that they make them look glamorous. This may seem daft to you and me because in reality they look stupid and cruel. As well as trying to portray a fashionable and glamorous image, the advertisements for the fur industry try to depict fur as a 'natural' product. There is, however, nothing natural about the way that fur coats are made. The fur industry goes to great lengths to hide the horrific cruelty involved in their production. They hide the agony of the wild animals caught in the leghold traps, and they hide the suffering of the animals held in captivity on the fur farms. ...just to make fur coats?

59. Wildlife Hebrides - Wildlife In The Outer Hebrides Of Scotland. an otter, and learn lots more about them and where they live along the way, organisedotter walks with local countryside rangers and wildlife experts are mink. http://www.wildlifehebrides.com/safari/other/

faqs press discussion links ... help Wildlife Safari Other Wildlife in the Hebrides There are plenty other animals to see in the Hebrides apart from marine and bird life; watch out for friendly Highland Cows, and the islands' worst road users - the sheep!! In common with many other island groups there are fewer types of mammals present than in similar habitats on the mainland (and no snakes apart from grass snakes!) Due to our isolation there are a number of sub species that are unique to the islands. Here's a quick run down of some of the other animals you are likely to see in the Hebrides... Otters Red Deer Sheep Eriskay Pony ... Wild Atlantic Salmon Otters The Minch has one of the densest otter populations in North West Europe and as one of the last otter strongholds, you are more likely to spot one of these agile swimmers in the Hebrides than anywhere else. Reaching up to four feet in length, they are fast and fluid in and out of water. Although extremely shy, you are quite likely to view these animals if you have patience and are good at keeping quiet. They like rocks, beaches and seaweed-strewn shores; you can also see them around sea lochs on the east coast of the islands where they hunt for fish.

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