Read the last actualities
Five minks caught during the last campaigns in March
The capture campaigns carried out last March resulted in the capture of five European mink, including four new individuals
New successes for indirect detection campaigns
New sights of European mink were recorded in the Rochefort marshes and upstream of Angoulême using indirect detection equipment.
New sights of European mink upstream of Angoulême!
A photo trap, installed between Vars and La Chapelle, filmed a European mink in its natural habitat.
A new European mink caught!
A European mink was caught in the Natura 2000 site Vallée de la Charente upstream from Angoulême.
Ending of the LIFE LUTREOLA SPAIN programme
The closing seminar of the LIFE LUTREOLA SPAIN programme, which focused on the preservation of the European mink in Spain, took place on November 6th in Bilbao.
Resumption of the trapping sessions for the European mink
More than 30 sessions will be implemented from September 2018 to March 2019 in the LIFE VISON area.
A European mink spotted and photographed in the Rochefort marshes!
On August 22th, a European mink, a critically endangered species, was observed crossing a path in a plot belonging to the LPO (Birdlife France) in the Rochefort marshes.
Restoration of 4 hectares of suitable habitats for the European mink in the Anglade marsh!
The Anglade marsh is 90 ha of wetlands characterized by a varied flora and fauna favourable to the European mink. This marsh, regularly flooded, was abandoned for 50 years resulting in an overgrown area where the trees & high growth had shut out the light.
LIFE VISON: 6 European minks identified during the first trapping session!
LIFE Vison : In early March, six rare European minks were equipped with a microchip in the Rochefort marshes…
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THE EUROPEAN MINK
It is a carnivorous mammal belonging to the Mustelidae family. It is classified as “critically endangered” according to IUCN’s Red List of threatened species.
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LIFE VISON Project Coordinator
Ingrid Marchand
Phone:
+33 5 46 82 12 45
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LPO – Les Fonderies Royales
8-10 rue du Docteur Pujos
CS 90263 – 17305 Rochefort - France
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