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19-07-2010, 01:45 PM
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| |  Polecat in Dorset
As I drove to work the other day along the road between Poxwell and Osmington I am fairly certain I saw a polecat run across the road in front of me. I was not aware that they had got this far - anyone else seen any near this location. Of course it could have been an escaped polecat ferret but who can tell the difference in a fleeting glance?! |
19-07-2010, 02:30 PM
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| | | Re: Polecat in Dorset
Difficult to tell if nigh on impossible.
I've just had a brief look at the Vincent Wildlife Trusts Polecat Survey report of 2004-2006 for distribution and status. In that period 63.6% of recovered carcasses were true polecats i.e. 14 bodies. Another 8 - were determined as polecat-ferret.
Dorset is well represented even along the coast. |
29-07-2010, 02:58 PM
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| | | Re: Polecat in Dorset
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Originally Posted by Broadhojh  As I drove to work the other day along the road between Poxwell and Osmington I am fairly certain I saw a polecat run across the road in front of me. I was not aware that they had got this far - anyone else seen any near this location. Of course it could have been an escaped polecat ferret but who can tell the difference in a fleeting glance?! | We saw a dead polecat at the side of the road today below Lewesdon hill near Beaminster so I was able to take this photo.  |
29-07-2010, 05:53 PM
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| | | Re: Polecat in Dorset
Hi Liz
Your polecat shows signs of a ferret/ polecat hybrid. The distictive feature is the area of white fur around the throat running into the nose. | | |
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