61. PCBs And Wildlife Health Certain creatures are much more susceptible, such as mink and otter who eat fish.Some wildlife studies are posted as subsets of the Human Health Effects http://www.foxriverwatch.com/wildlife_health_pcb.html

Wildlife health is damaged by exposure to PCBs. PCB health effects can be severe. PCB Human Health Risks Fox River Watch Site Index Please give page time to load Wildlife Health Damages Due to PCBs "In the Fox River and Green Bay, injuries to wildlife [due to PCBs] are well documented. They include cancer in walleye, deformities in terns, and fatalities to unhatched bald eagles, Forster's terns, common terns, and double-crested cormorants. These injuries have resulted in consumption advisories for every species of sport fish, and waterfowl consumption advisories for mallard ducks." Generally, fish and fish-eating birds and animals are at the top of the food chain, and are the most contaminated with PCBs, and most at risk of health damage. Certain creatures are much more susceptible, such as mink and otter who eat fish. Some wildlife studies are posted as subsets of the Human Health Effects section, under individual diseases. Links to More Information The following are the Service's detailed reports documenting PCB health damages to fish, wildlife and resources of the Fox River and Green Bay. They are large pdf files which require Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available for free downloading. Unfortunately, it will take a while for slower modems to download these reports, and they do use quite a bit of memory. For more information, call the Service's local project manager for the Fox River and Green Bay NRDA, Collette Charbonneau, at 920-465-7410.

62. Wildlife - Chalk Streams - Caring For The Chilterns | The Chilterns AONB Chalk streams support a huge range of wildlife, including some of ourrarest species. Here are just the mother. mink, view image. mink http://www.chilternsaonb.org/caring/chalk_streams_wildlife.html

introduction attractions activities local products ... access to the countryside wildlife chalk streams project how do chalk streams work? wildlife conservation ... how can I get involved? Chalk streams support a huge range of wildlife, including some of our rarest species. Here are just a few of the plants and animals that you may see in Chiltern streams. Banded Demoiselle Brown Rat Brown Trout Heron ... Yellow flag iris Banded Demoiselle This is just one of a number of damselflies and dragonflies found in our chalk streams. The male banded demoiselle has distinctive dark blue bands on its wings, while the female is a beautiful shiny green. This attractive species is relatively common in the Chilterns. Look out for it in the summer months. Brown Rat Brown rats often live near rivers and streams and are quite good swimmers. They are sometimes confused with water voles, but can be distinguished by their pointed noses, large ears and long bald tails.

63. Mink In The Welsh Countryside by a mink it is important to obtain medical treatment immediately, since some minkmay be carriers of Wiels Disease. © Picture copyright The wildlife Trusts. http://www.fishing-in-wales.com/wildlife/mammals/mink.htm

Mink (Lutreola vison) Wildlife index Amphibians Birds Fishes Fungi ... restoration SEARCH Mink are not native to the British Isles. This alien species, which escaped in to the wild (or in some cases was released) from fur farms, is thought to have had a serious effect on the population of native water voles . It originated from North America. (The European mink, Lutreola lutreola, is now confined to a few parts of northern Scandinavia, having been driven out of most of its original range, probably by a combination of persecution and habitat loss. Mink can be very dangerous if they are cornered. If you are bitten by a mink it is important to obtain medical treatment immediately, since some mink may be carriers of Wiels Disease. Information Centre Young People Visitor Information Teifi - Queen of Rivers ... Add or update details of a Fishery... SEARCH SITE MAP Add details of Accommodation... Updated: 23 September 2001

64. Mammals In Great Smoky Mountains National Park and streams cades cove waterfalls fly fishing camping wildlife mountain lodges. blackbear, gray wolves, elk, rabbits, chipmunks, bobcats, mink, exotic wild hog http://www.imagesbuilder.com/gsmnp/mammals.html

smoky mountains hiking rivers and streams cades cove waterfalls fly fishing camping wildlife and mammals Great SMOKY MOUNTAINS N A T I O N A L P A R K Mammals In Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hiking Camping Fishing Wildlife ... Lodges Black Bear Mountain People Logging Camps Horsecamps Cherokee Indians ... Home Popular Points of Interest: Abrams Falls Albright Grove Trail Laurel Falls LeConte Lodge ... Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail Mammals are probably of greatest interest to most Smoky Mountain park visitors. Within the park there are now about 50 species of mammals, including 24 kinds of rodents. Mammals are probably of greatest interest to most Smoky Mountain park visitors. Within the park there are now about 50 species of mammals, including 24 kinds of rodents Large Mammals Frequently Seen American Black Bear . This park resident is the largest and most popular with visitors. Under normal conditions, a bear's appetite for almost anything guarantees it adequate food. An average adult weighs 200-300 pounds and spends much of its time seeking wild fruits, nuts, insects, and small animals. In winter, bears den up in trees, caves, or wherever they can find shelter. Healthy, mature sows usually give birth to one or two cubs during the winter. Feeding or getting too close to these wild animals is unhealthy for bears and unsafe for people. Bears that lose their fear of people are vulnerable to poaching and bears that ''panhandle'' along roads are sometimes hit by cars. People are occasionally injured by bears seeking food.

65. Marten And Mink Traps: Thoughts On Canadian Devices some pretty good killing traps for taking small furbearers like marten and mink. offeredby a Canadian gentleman who currently is a regional wildlife technician http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/hunt_trap/trapping/traps.cfm

Contacts Licenses/Permits Regulations News ... Publications Marten and Mink Traps Some Thoughts on Canadian Devices Clockwise from top left: Sauvageau 2001-5, Belisle Super X120, Duke C120, Gabry Bionic, Conibear 120 Magnum The search for trap improvement For the past several years I have been involved in a national effort to test restraining traps and trapping systems currently used by trappers to catch furbearers in the United States. Our goal is to develop a series of recommendations called “Best Management Practices” (BMPs) for harvesting furbearers. Our research has focused on restraining traps because few scientific studies have assessed the humaneness, efficiency and selectivity of these devices used by our trappers. We have avoided testing killing traps because Canada has done extensive testing on them at their Vegreville, Alberta facility. Throughout much of Canada, especially in remote areas, their trappers cannot use foot-hold traps to catch small terrestrial furbearers unless a killing trap is not available (e.g., foxes). US trappers are not legally limited to one specific type of trap (i.e., restraining or killing) even though individual states may prevent setting restraining or killing traps in certain areas for one reason or another. Trappers are similar to farmers in that both groups tend to be very conservative in their choice of equipment or methods employed to make a living. Individuals use what has worked well in the past for fear that a major investment in new equipment may lead to economic disaster. It can be a slow and arduous task to convince trappers to use newer and better tools. Traps are considered durable goods that, if properly cared for, can be expected to last for decades and can be passed on to a future generation. As the old trapper told me, “Why buy new traps when my old traps work just fine?”

66. Fleshing Mink With Deer Bones, Alaska Department Of Fish And Game, Division Of W Fleshing mink with Deer Bones by Steve Peterson, ADF G. The big. Thepelt has to slip all the way down the beam to the mink s nose. http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/hunt_trap/trapping/mink.cfm

Contacts Licenses/Permits Regulations News ... Publications Fleshing Mink with Deer Bones Three things are required: a particular bone from a deer's leg a fleshing beam of the right shape a freshly skinned mink pelt A Particular Bone If you bone out the animal, just disjoint the lower leg at the hock, wrap it in a plastic bag, and slip it into your pack with the meat. It will add very little weight to your load. If you drag the deer out intact or pack it out in quarters, leave at least one hind leg in one piece; or leave both intact, if you need to balance the load on a pack animal. If you hang your meat without the hide, skin the leg all the way down to the hoof but leave the cannon bone attached until the hind quarter is ready to cut and wrap. If you disjoint that lower leg bone, the achilles tendon will come loose and make it difficult to hang the quarter, because you will have to tie a rope around that slippery leg bone instead of looping it through the hole between the bone and the tendon. There is virtually no meat on the bone you want to save. The Fleshing Beam This fleshing tool will not work on a flat surface such as a stretching board. The surface of the fleshing beam has to have a curvature similar to the natural curve in the side of the bone used for fleshing. The curve on the beam and the bone do not have to match exactly but the closer they are, the more surface contact you will have. When the curvatures are similiar, you can apply more pressure, faster, over a broader area. The diameter of the beam at various points should be just large enough to slide a cased mink pelt completely over and hold it without slippage. For example, a broom handle would be too narrow while the average log for the fireplace is too big. The pelt has to slip all the way down the beam to the mink's nose.

67. EEK! - Critter Corner - The Mink their presence to other mink. Remember to watch wildlife with respectand give them plenty of space, especially the mink and skunk! http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/mammal/minks.htm

The Mink Sleek with thick, chocolate brown fur, minks are related to the badger and skunk through the same weasel family. These "cousins" don’t really resemble each other in body shape. The male minks are 23-28 inches long with a 9-inch furry tail trailing behind. They weigh an average of 3 pounds. Females are more petite. They only measure 18-22 inches and aren’t as heavy. Mink’s fur is a rich chocolate-brown. Look for an obvious patch or streak of white on the chin, throat, chest or belly. Their bushy tail can be slightly darker than the body fur color. Have you seen a mink? You could because they live throughout Wisconsin. Mink have small heads with beady black eyes. Their ears look small since they don’t stick out from the head, but they’re actually about aninch long. They also have a pointed muzzle and nose with whiskers that can’t be seen very well. Five partially webbed toes on each foot help them get around in the water as they swim and dive in streams, rivers, ponds, lakes and marshes searching for whatever comes in their path. Mink like to munch on muskrats but they’ll supplement their diet with fish, frogs, crayfish, snakes, birds, and other rodents. Females stay within 30 acres of the den site; usually log cavities, stumps or under tree roots; while males will travel twice the distance and socialize at other dens along the way. You may see them sneaking around on their stomach to stalk prey or bounding across the land when they’re traveling.

68. EEK! - Aldo Leopold Father Of Wildlife Management Its bottomlands were a yearround wildlife wonderland for a growing boy. In the off-season,they would explore the marsh, find a mink den and discover what the http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/nature/aldo.htm

Aldo Leopold Father of Wildlife Management March 6-7, 2004 has been designated Aldo Leopold Weekend in Wisconsin Like winds and sunsets, wild things were taken for granted until progress began to do away with them. Now we face the question whether a still higher "standard of living" is worth its cost in things natural, wild, and free. For us of in the minority, the opportunity to see geese is more important than television, and the chance to find a pasque-flower is a right as inalienable as free speech. Aldo Leopold Aldo Leopold was born in Burlington, Iowa, on January 11, 1887, the son of a prominent manufacturer of finest-quality walnut desks and grandson of a German-educated landscape architect. He grew up in a mansion high atop a limestone bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. Down the bluff and across the railroad tracks was the big river, migratory pathway for a quarter of the ducks and geese of the continent. Its bottomlands were a year-round wildlife wonderland for a growing boy. "As a boy, Aldo didn’t talk a lot, but he was a smart student," his brother Frederic has observed. "Aldo read a great deal as a boy, his preference being books on wood lore. Even then he was becoming skillful at reading sign, knowing what the animals were eating, what had been chasing them, who was eating whom. He seemed to have gotten his love of the outdoors from Dad."

69. Satya Aug. 1999: Wild For Mink By Lisa M. Collins A program just now getting off the ground will reintroduce the mink toCape Romain National wildlife Refuge, a sanctuary near Charleston. http://www.satyamag.com/august99/sat.61.mink.html

Wild For Mink in South Carolina By Lisa M. Collins A Plan for Restoration The state wildlife department is planning to do something about that. A program just now getting off the ground will reintroduce the mink to Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, a sanctuary near Charleston. After an outflux of birds and other wildlife from the sanctuary in the 1970s due to pollution, pelicans, Ospreys and other sea birds have returned recently, explained Buddy Baker of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. The theory is that the return of the sea birds is an indication that the water might be clean enough to support minks again. Buddy Baker and a graduate student from Clemson University have worked for three months to refine capture techniques around the wetlands off of Hilton Head Island (one of the southernmost parts of South Carolina, near the Georgia border). The mink are abundant in this area, and easily spotted at night during high tides. Since April, 13 minks have been captured with shrimp and crab nets and transported 25 miles north to the wildlife sanctuary. Why Bother?

70. NBNP Wildlife Photos, Mammal Photos, Stock Wildlife Photography mink All © Copyright to these images remains with Eric C. Dresser, Eric Dresserwildlife Photos. North Bay Nature Photography, Stock wildlife Photography. http://ecdphoto.addr.com/smam/25.html

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71. Mammals Of VNMP FAMILY MUSTELIDAE {mink AND SKUNK) mink {Mustela vison} see Audubon 578579. PLEASEREMEMBER that all wildlife is protected by law and that all animals may be http://www.nps.gov/vick/visctr/sitebltn/mammals.htm

Visitor Services MAMMALS OF VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK During the 1930's, trees were planted in the more than 1,800 acres of the park. These trees are the woods you see in the park today and they are home to many animals. Note: Some park mammals may have been inadvertently omitted from the listing. To make identification easier, you can cross check each mammal with The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals. Copies of this fine guide are located at the Visitor Center and the U.S.S. Cairo Museum. OPPOSSUM (ORDER: MARSUPIALIA) FAMILY: DIDELPHIDAE OPPOSSUM see Audubon SHREWS and MOLES (ORDER:INSECTIVORA) FAMILY: SORICIDAE SHORT-TAILED SHREW see Audubon LEAST SHREW see Audubon FAMILY: TALPAIDE EASTERN MOLE see Audubon BATS (ORDER: CHIROPTERA) EASTERN PIPISTRELLE see Audubon RED BAT see Audubon EVENING BAT see Audubon BRAZILIAN FREE-TAILED BAT see Audubon ARMADILLO (ORDER: EDENTATA) NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO see Audubon RABBITS (ORDER: LAGOMORPHA) FAMILY: LEPORIDAE EASTERN COTTONTAIL see Audubon SWAMP RABBIT see Audubon RODENTS (ORDER:RODENTIA) EASTERN CHIPMUNK see Audubon see Audubon see Audubon SOUTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL see Audubon FAMILY: CASTORIDAE see Audubon MARSH RICE RAT see Audubon EASTERN HARVEST MOUSE see Audubon WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE see Audubon COTTON MOUSE see Audubon GOLDEN MOUSE see Audubon HISPID COTTON RAT see Audubon EASTERN WOOD RAT see Audubon WOODLAND VOLE see Audubon BLACK RAT see

72. Mink Detailed Information - Montana Animal Field Guide prints mink Range Map mink Range Map, statewide scale. Related Information. Pleasevisit the following pages for more infomation from Fish, wildlife Parks http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fieldguide/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=AMAJF02050

73. Template: Animal Species wildlife Species mink. Christiansburg Elementary School. Submittedby Hot Rig, Grade 5. Christiansburg, Virginia, USA. mink. http://www.mcps.org/ces/wildlife/conif/mink.html

Wildlife Species: Mink Christiansburg Elementary School Submitted by: Hot Rig, Grade 5 Christiansburg, Virginia, U.S.A Mink Why Study This Topic? What Was Already Known Search for Information Description of Animal ... Research Why Study This Topic? I studied about the mink, because it is an unusual animal. The mink is not really a popular animal. I thought it would be fun to learn about a strange animal. The mink is almost extinct, so I wanted to find out how people are responsible. Minks aren't always easy to find, so I wanted to find out where my animal's habitat is. I think it will be fun! Humans need to protect this animal or else it will become extinct. Humans also need to give the mink a good habitat. I am almost sure that my mink will only be around for a few more generations. If people will take care of my animal, then it will be around for a longer while. That is why I am interested in the mink. What Was Already Known Before I started to research, I already knew that my mink was black. I knew that it was a mid-sized animal. I also knew that it was used to make fur coats for humans to wear. I knew that my animal had claws to protect itself. These are the things that I knew before I started my research. My animal is interesting because of how valuable its fur is. It is because of its fur taht my animal is being killed. If my animal isn't watched carefully, then the species will die out. I hope that there are many more interesting facts that I can find out about my mink.

74. Second Chance Wildlife Centre annually, this devastating disease would be prevented from killing cats and wildlife. sealpups Gabriola (2), Qualicum; an oil covered mink; and attended a http://www.geocities.com/coonladylori/

Home Wildlife 911 VI Contacts Wild Facts Links ... View My Photos Visitor Number Some of the 2002 orphans, will be released in spring 2003. elcome to Second Chance Wildlife Centre. We provide wildlife rehabilitation and rescue for Vancouver Island wildlife, north of greater Victoria. The centre provides information for wildlife problems as well as rescue, triage, transport and care for at risk, injured or orphaned wildlife. IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE AN INJURED, AT RISK OR ORPHANED CREATURE PLEASE VISIT OUR "Wildlife 911" PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION. he centre is supported solely through your donations and is NOT government funded. If you find this site or the centre helpful please be generous with your time, skills, supplies and most importantly money. Thank you. Latest News: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE VACCINATE ALL PETS, raccoons in particular are suceptible to both cat and dog diseases. Aug 11/03: Already this month we have rescued three seal pups - Gabriola (2), Qualicum; an oil covered mink; and attended a deer attacked by dogs (unfortunately, euthanized). The phone call of the month is about wayward moulting Canada geese. Response: No, they do not have a 'broken wing', they are just waiting for new flight feathers to grow in before they can fly.

75. Wildlife Viewing Nulhegan Gateway Association wildlife brook and rainbow trout, fisheating species, such as osprey,common loon, belted kingfisher, river otter, and mink. After http://www.nulhegan.com/nulhegan/What_to_Do/Outdoor_Activities/Wildlife_Viewing

[Home] Site Map Contact Us Feedback ... Important Info Welcome To The Nulhegan Region! Hiking Mountain Biking Canoeing Bicycle Touring ... Camping Wildlife Viewing ... Our local guides will be happy to take you to the right place at the right time! Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area Maidstone State Park Route 114 (50-mile stretch from East Burke to Island Pond, to Canaan) Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge - Nulhegan Basin Division ... CLICK HERE FOR A MAP The Nulhegan Region is a birders paradise as they can find many boreal species that are only found in high altitude areas in the rest of Vermont. These include the spruce grouse, of which the Nulhegan Refuge and Wenlock WMA support the only viable population, black backed woodpecker, gray jay and boreal chickadee. The region also hosts the largest population of moose in the state. Bear, deer, coyote, bob cat, wild turkey, fishers, fox, beaver, mink, otter, porcupine, and a number of other species are common local residents. Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area, 4,970 acres (Managed by the VT Fish and Wildlife Department) Explore on foot or canoe on Bog Brook or the Moose River.

76. Centre For Conservation Science . CCS domestic stock. For native wildlife, mink may be considered a threatas predators, competitors or as vectors of disease. Control 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.

77. Mink Have Invaded The Countryside Click Here. Website Design by Premier Pages. nature study wildlife mink alienintroduced species british britain hunting fishing shooting otter conservation. http://www.less-stress.com/info/mink.htm

For the Cheapest Flights on the Internet CLICK HERE Alien Invaders Animal rights lunatics have decimated the country's wildlife by releasing mink My farmer friend was fuming when I met him on the river bank. For six days he had been keeping an eye on a mallard nest but, that very morning, it had been raided and the eggs destroyed. The nest would certainly have been sheltered from heavy rain or snow and safe from flooding but, unfortunately, it provided no protection against the attack of one of nature's most ruthless predators. As Sandy crept up to check the eggs, he disturbed a large dark brown mink which had enjoyed a substantial meal at the duck's expense. Mink, which are related to our weasel and stoat, are recent incomers to many parts of Britain. Originally hailing from North America, many were bred on farms to supply the fur trade. Inevitably some escaped and an even larger number were set free by extremist animal rights protesters. Those animals bred in the wild very successfully and, for the past 30 years, have increased in number and spread throughout our countryside. Much larger than its native cousins, a fully grown mink may measure up to 18 inches with another eight or nine inches of bushy tail. It always lives near water and its diet will often contain waterbirds, frogs, voles and small fish. It hunts by scent and will pursue its prey both by night and by day.

78. World Wildlife Kingdom The cougar was later sold at an auction. A mink bit a wildlife Inc. employee.The mink was later euthanized. April 3, 1996 The USDA cited wildlife Inc. http://www.wildlifepimps.com/WorldWildlifeKingdom.htm

World Wildlife Kingdom USDA License #33-C-0186 46 U.S. Route 20, Cherry Valley, IL World Wildlife Kingdom (formerly known as Wildlife Inc.) has failed to meet minimal federal standards for the care of animals used in exhibition as established in the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited World Wildlife Kingdom numerous times for failure to provide veterinary care, maintain structurally sound enclosures, and provide environment enhancement for primates. World Wildlife Kingdom has been fined $1,625 by the USDA for two incidents in which children were bitten by a lion and a monkey and for leaving a teenager in charge of a black bear. World Wildlife Kingdom is a poorly managed roadside zoo that uses animals in commercial activities, such as breeding, buying and selling, and hauling animals to shopping malls, nursing homes, and private parties. Contact PETA for documentation. Animals in recent inventory: guinea pigs, rabbits, primates, prairie dogs, bats, skunks, ferrets, pot bellied pigs, goats, sheep, binturong, a jungle cat, foxes, bobcats, coatimundis, cougars, bears, tigers, wolves, lions, a python, and alligators. October 2, 2000:

79. Friends Of The Earth: Press Release: EXTINCT RATTY TO BE CUT FROM WIND IN THE WI is to be saved, then a network of “key sites”protected by targeted mink controlneeds to Craig Bennett, wildlife Campaigner for Friends of the Earth said http://www.foe.co.uk/pubsinfo/infoteam/pressrel/2000/20000408000139.html

Skip navigation and title Home: Press releases: Search ... Contact Home Join Campaigns: Biodiversity Climate Corporates Global Trade Real Food Safer Chemicals Transport Waste Local campaigns Press for change: Jobs Volunteering Publications Press Releases About Us Links Contact Us EXTINCT RATTY TO BE CUT FROM WIND IN THE WILLOWS? 08 Apr 2000 NOTICE TO PICTURE DESKS The Wind in the Willows is available on request. The cover is based on Ernest Shephard's classic drawings of Mole, Badger, Toad and Ratty but a white blank has been left where Ratty should be. The blurb has also been amended to reflect the loss of Ratty from the book, and his replacement by the aggressive American Mink. The artwork is available as an Acrobat file, or in printed format. , said Toad. said Mole The Wind in the Willows - Revised Edition 2005. Friends of the Earth will this week provide Michael Meacher with a tragic glimpse into the future,when they present the Environment Minister with a 2005 Revised Edition of the children's classic Wind in the Willows. Sadly, one of the central characters, Ratty (a water vole) has had to be written out of the script and cut out from the illustrations.

80. Vegetation And Wildlife < Nature < English < Thingvellir.is Vegetation and wildlife. The newest resident of Lake Þingvallavatn is probablythe mink, which was first brought to Iceland in 1931 for its fur. http://www.thingvellir.is/english/nature/vegetation/

< Nature < English < thingvellir.is < Nature < English < thingvellir.is Beina leið á efnisyfirlit þessarar síðu Vegetation and wildlife Vegetation and wildlife Birch woodland is characteristic of the Þingvellir area, indicated by the original name of the area in Icelandic: Bláskógar (literally "Blue Woods"). In the National Park, 172 species of higher plants have been found, or about 40% of the Icelandic flora, so variety is not wanting. Birch, along with willow, plants of the heath family, and dwarf birch, transform the appearance of Þingvellir in autumn, and many make their way there to enjoy the beauty of its pastel colours. Lake Þingvallavatn is particularly deep and thus does not attract as many waterfowl as do shallower lakes such as Lake Mývatn . Generally, 52 bird species live by the lake, while 30 others come and go. The most famous bird is the great northern diver, which nests in a few places by the lake. It's grouchy and protects its territory energetically. Iceland is the easternmost point for the great northern diver, which has its roots in North America. Other migrant birds from North America are barrow’s goldeneye and the harlequin duck. White-tailed eagles nested on the slopes of Dráttarhlíð and in mount Arnarfell ("Eagle Mountain") olden times, but are rarely seen now. Fox sneaks around hillocks and high spots. It has shared the countryside with humans since the settlement and can be found by Lake Þingvallavatn, as well as elsewhere in Iceland. The newest resident of Lake Þingvallavatn is probably the mink, which was first brought to Iceland in 1931 for its fur. Soon afterwards, a few mink escaped from their cages, and now mink can be found everywhere around the country. Like so many other creatures, the mink thrives at Þingvallavatn and can often be seen by the shoreline of the lake.

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