A mink farm in Cornwall, England, on July 9, 1958. Fur farming was banned in England in 2000. ... At the center of the effort, which went live in 2020: a first-of-its-kind “smart” mink trap.

This makes the traps more appealing to mink and less likely to catch other animals. In 2020, around 500 traps were placed in a 6000-square-kilometre area covering most of East Anglia.

Trapping invasive mink with gland scent ‘could help save British wildlife’ The predator has been removed from one area of England and the method could be expanded across the country.

Since mink are opportunists that will feed on whatever is most easily caught or found, they pose a threat to pets in Northumberland County. "Don't let (pets) out unattended," Dr. Beverly Shaw told ...

Wildlife experts hope to "completely eradicate" a species of invasive mink from the Outer Hebrides after receiving new funding to trap the remaining animals. More than 2,000 American mink have ...

The mink farm is now working to trap the mink that have escaped. As far as who broke into the mink farm and opened all the cages, that's under investigation by state police. The mink will range in ...

The mink could be removed from Britain entirely if a project in eastern England expands, ... When animals enter the mink traps an alarm triggers and volunteers are sent to investigate.

Mink missing from Pa. fur farm now believed in the hundreds, not thousands. Updated: Sep. 21, ... Morrow said, and to call the commission so that a game warden can trap the animal.

UK Trapping invasive mink with gland scent ‘could help save British wildlife’ The predator has been removed from one area of England and the method could be expanded across the country.

Mink will prey on almost anything they can catch including salmon, seabirds, moorhens, kingfishers and water voles, the latter having declined by 96% as a result.