scholarly journals Current status of American mink Neovison vison in Great Britain: a review of the evidence for a population decline

Mammal Review ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren A. Harrington ◽  
Johnny Birks ◽  
Paul Chanin ◽  
Darren Tansley

Mammal Review ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony R. Martin ◽  
Vince J. Lea


2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
IGNACIO ROESLER ◽  
SANTIAGO IMBERTI ◽  
HERNÁN CASAÑAS ◽  
NOELIA VOLPE

SummaryThe Hooded Grebe Podiceps gallardoi has been uplisted to globally ‘Endangered’ recently mainly because of the rapid population decline suffered within the last 20 years due to factors such as nest depredation by Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus as well as destruction of colonies by wind and lake desiccation. During a census of Hooded Grebes during the 2010/2011 breeding season we found a new predator that has not previously been mentioned, the American mink Neovison vison. One individual mink killed 33 Hooded Grebes and consequently destroyed one of the five colonies found in that breeding season. Due to the characteristics of the waterbird assemblage in the area, the impact of mink could be catastrophic.



2019 ◽  
Vol 149 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beata Horecka

In Poland, the number of feral mink (Neovison vison) and the size of the fur-farming industry are growing. There is a concern that the gene pool of the wild living mink is being infiltrated by that of ranch animals. Three populations were analyzed: Polish ranch mink, feral animals from Poland, and, they were for the first time in Poland, compared with wild individuals from North America. The breeding history of the species and the main ways of introducing the American mink into new areas on different continents were considered. The final research included analysis of the polymorphism of 12 Mustelidae-specific microsatellite loci. It showed a similar level of genetic diversity in all the investigated populations. The research revealed the existence of geographically-specific subpopulations of feral mink in Poland, characterized by different origins, and indicated a small degree of introgression between Polish ranch and wild living populations in the past although the assignment simulation makes it clear that they are genetically distinct groups. The results are in accordance with previously reported models of colonization of Poland by this species and help to explain the influence of anthropogenic factors on the current status of this invasive species. Mixing of two separate genetic pools from the native range in Poland is a newly identified factor, shaping the genetic structure of ranch and feral populations of Neovison vison.



2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 266-267
Author(s):  
Lauren A Harrington ◽  
María Díez‐León ◽  
Asunción Gómez ◽  
Andrew Harrington ◽  
David W Macdonald ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Sanguinetti ◽  
Leonardo Buria ◽  
Laura Malmierca ◽  
Alejandro E.J. Valenzuela ◽  
Cecilia Núñez ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 117 (7) ◽  
pp. 2275-2281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria P. Ribas ◽  
Sonia Almería ◽  
Xavier Fernández-Aguilar ◽  
Gabriel De Pedro ◽  
Patricia Lizarraga ◽  
...  


2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
María Belén Zapararte ◽  
Francisco Ramírez-Pizarro ◽  
Carlos Landaeta-Aqueveque ◽  
Elie Poulin ◽  
René Ortega ◽  
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