European Mink (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The European mink, also known as the Russian mink, is a semi-aquatic species of Mustelid native to Europe. It is listed by the IUCN as Endangered due to an ongoing reduction in numbers, having been calculated as being more than 50% over the past three generations. European mink numbers began to shrink during the 19th century, with the species rapidly becoming extinct in some parts of Central Europe. During the 20th century, mink numbers declined all throughout their range, the reason for which having been hypothesised to be due to a combination of factors, including climate change, competition with the introduced American mink, habitat destruction, declines in crayfish numbers and hybridisation with the European polecat.