Re: Forever Family :- check this out.
Originally Posted by
OldGreyFox
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Animal rights activists released Mink into the environment back in the seventies and they destroyed a lot of the indigenous species and took over. They are still a massive problem in the countryside.
Problems caused by mink
As an introduced predator, mink have had an adverse impact on the native biodiversity of the Western Isles and in other parts of Scotland. Their continued presence poses a particular threat to the many internationally important resident and migrant populations of ground-nesting birds. The Hebridean Mink Project aims to eradicate mink from the Western Isles to protect these populations whilst the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative is undertaking mink control across a large part of the north of Scotland.
Mink predation on eggs and chicks at seabird colonies on the west coast and the Western Isles has resulted in widespread breeding failures and a decline in breeding bird numbers. Mink may also account for a large proportion of salmonid mortality in some river systems.
Mink also affect economic activities such as:
• fish farming
• crofting
• sports angling
• game shooting
• tourism
Report a sighting
You should immediately report any mink sightings in the Western Isles to the Hebridean Mink Project.
Iain MacLeod, Hebridean Mink Project Officer
Telephone: 01851 705258
Isnt that something that happened years ago ?
Not much that can be done about it now .
The mink is out there .
But the initial wrong was with farming them in the first place .
I don’t think they do it anymore .
No one worth their salt wears mink coats today anyway .
Couldn’t care less about game shooting .