Conservation of the European mink
The LIFE VISON programme (vison means European mink in French) is a 5 year project launched to save one of the most endangered mammals in Europe, the European mink (Mustela lutreola). It aims at maintaining or increasing the European mink’s population in one of the species last stronghold areas (the Charente river catchment).
LIFE Action Area – The 8 Natura 2000 sites
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Bridges equipped for the European Mink
As part of the improvement of the crossing of road structures for the European Mink, work began this month in Ciré d’Aunis, in the Rochefort marshes.
European Mink seen on several occasions in the Rochefort marshes !
July 2019 was particularly rich in surprises for the employees of the LPO! Particularly fortunate, they were able to observe, on numerous occasions, European mink individuals in the Rochefort marshes on the LPO properties.
Birth of four European Minks in the Zoodyssée conservatory!
For the first time in France, four European mink babies were born in mid-July at Zoodyssée in the conservatory breeding opened in 2015.
Alluvial woodlands, European mink habitats – LIFE VISON – © Alexis Orseau/LPO
European mink – © Gilles Martin/LPO
Wildlife crossing under a bridge: floating walkway – LIFE Vison – © Sylvain Fagart/LPO
LIFE Vison
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
Adress
LPO – Les Fonderies Royales
8-10 rue du Docteur Pujos
CS 90263 – 17305 Rochefort - France
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