Last week, the European Union officially added the non-native American mink to its list of Invasive Alien Species of Union Concern. This means that keeping and breeding American mink is banned from July 2027.
So long as the mink aren’t released into the wild when the ban comes into effect, in which case it would decidedly not be a win for native water voles.
So long as the mink aren’t released into the wild when the ban comes into effect, in which case it would decidedly not be a win for native water voles.
Looks cute. Protect the water voles too!
Based on how it went with nutria in Europe, that is exactly what will happen.
From the article…
Does not look to good does it.