Monday, December 28, 2009

One good reason to make a mink coat

Invasive American minks are wreaking havoc on British island coastal ecosystems!

Whiskers hold secrets of invasive minks

"Wildlife biologists from the Food and Environment Research Agency have been working to eradicate mink, which escaped from fur farms and now live wild on the Outer Hebrides. Having successfully eradicated mink from two islands – Uist and Harris – the team now plans to use the research findings to manage populations across the Outer Hebrides. As a result of the study, the team will focus future efforts on coastal regions.

The American mink is a predator that has a devastating effect on many native UK species, including water voles and other mammals, fish and seabirds. The first American mink were brought to British fur farms in 1929 and all wild mink in Britain today are descendants of escapees."


Of course, there are a lot of good reasons not to make mink coats,

like Joanna Krupa says. (Be cautious.)

More where that came from.
(Stay cautious.)

Buns are nice in the right places and right sizes, I should add.

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