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
The latest news
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.
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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Contact
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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