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New initiative begins to remove mink in north Scotland
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Scottish Wildlife Trust on 13/05/2011 13:35:00

The largest ever initiative to remove breeding American mink from north Scotland
is now underway reports the Scottish Wildlife Trust.

Covering 20,000 km², from rural Tayside across Aberdeenshire, Moray, the
Cairngorms and the Highlands, the Scottish Mink Initiative is a new partnership
between Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland (RAFTS), Scottish Wildlife
Trust, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), the University of Aberdeen, and 16 other
organisations.
Aiming to protect native wildlife, such as water voles, ground nesting birds and
economically important populations of salmon and game birds, to help protect
local economic stability for the benefit of local communities, the initiative
signals a £920,000 investment in native wildlife conservation, thanks to
support from Cairngorms National Park Authority, Highland, Moray, Rural
Aberdeenshire and Rural Tayside LEADER 2003 - 2007 Programmes and SNH through
the Species Action Framework.