wild mink

cardiffclan · #1 (**permalink**) 01-07-2006, 09:52 AM

hi mornin all when walking by the banks of the river taff this morning a mink came running past me it not a care in the world could sombody send some pics of mink please.

Alan · #2 (**permalink**) 01-07-2006, 09:54 AM

Hi cardiffclan, welcome to the forum

Pics, and info:

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl...GB&sa=N&tab=wi

cardiffclan · #3 (**permalink**) 01-07-2006, 10:08 AM

alan many thanks for the info and pictures.

rlchew · #4 (**permalink**) 01-07-2006, 12:14 PM

Hello cardiffclan

Welcome to WAB!

I have only ever seen Mink on 2 occasions .... one at Stodmarsh in Kent and one at Dinas RSPB reserve in mid Wales. Both were very fleeting views and it sounds like your view was much better!

Richard

cardiffclan · #5 (**permalink**) 01-07-2006, 01:02 PM

hi thank you for replying , yes it was a pretty awesome sight as it was less than 2 feet away.

Joel.W · #6 (**permalink**) 14-07-2006, 05:50 PM

when i used to live in warwick we were on a walk when a mink crossed the path in front of us dragging a duck by the neck, the only time ive ever seen one but i got quite a good view

Airehead · #7 (**permalink**) 14-07-2006, 10:09 PM

I have seen quite a few when fishing. I once watched a family of them round up ducklings on a small reservoir, then one of the young ones appeared from the water at my feet. The look in its eye said it would kill me if I weren't so big.

A few years ago when we were relatively new to our Highland retreat, my wife said she had seen a mink. I said I was doubtful if they had spread so far north, could it be an otter? She said no, because she had also seen one of those. We have seen both many times since. It is a relief that the otters don't seem to be affected by the presence of the mink - but all the same, I wish they could be wiped out.

eeyore · #8 (**permalink**) 14-07-2006, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Airehead

- but all the same, I wish they could be wiped out.

a few years ago some animal rights folk released a load of mink just up the road from where i was working ast the time - they (the mink) came onto the reserve like a river about 10 abreast and seeminly never ending. As we had a lot of ground nesting birds this could have been disasterous - three of us stood on top of the hides with two shotguns and a rifle and blasted away for nearly an hour, it sounded like anzio all over again. when the "battle" was over the body count was upwards of 200 mink

Not a nice day but it had to be done - I just wish people would think about the consequences before releasing species like that into ecosystems where they don't belong.

paulthomas · #9 (**permalink**) 15-07-2006, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by eeyore

Not a nice day but it had to be done - I just wish people would think about the consequences before releasing species like that into ecosystems where they don't belong.

Sadly these looneys seem incapable of thinking through the consequences of their actions. My personal opinion is that we need to be pretty ruthless when it comes to mink to safeguard some of our most endangered creatures such as water voles. I don't think we can always rely on the local otter to our dirty work for us.