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Index of Subjects >A wild mink is generally dark brown, but many ranch mink have have been bred over the years for their black coats. In this area (Rich. Co.) 99% of our mink are still in their natural brown colour, usually with a bit of white under their throats or bellies. In South-western Nova Scotia, there are so many mink ranches that over the years, the many escaped ranch mink are breeding with wild mink and these black coated fellows seem to becoming the norm. That is the main reason why the length of the mink-trapping season has been extended; to try to catch more of these feral mink. These are usually easier to catch and the pressure is somewhat taken off our wild mink. Billy Interesting - most of the mink I saw around Bear River when I was growing > up > were brown - most of the ones I have seen around Barrington are dark > black. > I have seen several like this under the Bridge in Barrington, and around > the > museum there. > > Roland. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lois Codling" <loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 2:38 PM > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] MInks & Weasels > > >> Both messages came through the same for me, Angus. >> >> Lois Codling >> >> On 11/03/2011 1:09 PM, Angus MacLean wrote: >>> When I received this message I sent last night, the message had been >>> "snipped" in the middle. Did everyone else get the full message. (just >>> wondering if there was a word somewhere that did not sit well with the >>> spam filter??). >>> Angus >>> >>> At 11:31 PM 3/10/2011, you wrote: >>> >>>>> There are two duplexes across the road from us. A few days ago, there >>>>> were two people standing in front of one of the duplexes chatting & a >>>>> mink which had been around the other duplex, scurried right by them >>>>> but >>>>> they did not see it!! It reminded me of an similar happening I >>>>> observed >>>>> a number of years ago in a Nat. Park in Manitoba where a weasel was >>>>> hanging out in a heavily used green area. This weasel, which managed >>>>> to >>>>> hold on to its white coat well into May, would "stand" quite near one >>>>> of the paths as people sauntered by. It appeared none of the visitors >>>>> saw it, amazing in the extreme. >>>> >>>> Angus >>>> >>>>> >>>>> A neighbour saw an unexpected sight two days ago. A lovely dark >>>>> brown >>>>> mink >>>>> ran across her backyard stopping briefly under her bird feeders >>>>> before >>>>> it >>>>> continued on through the garden and disappeared. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Judy Tufts >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Judy Tufts >>>>> >>>>> Wolfville NS >>>>> >>>>> <<<<<<<<<< >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> No virus found in this message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1497/3500 - Release Date: 03/11/11 >>> >>> > >
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