New blog post - The big question: how many mink is too many mink?

Check out our new blog by PhD student Albert!
Albert Bonet Bigata is a PhD student at the University of Aberdeen studying invasive non-native species and their impact on native wildlife. His project is investigating the control of American mink and how this can allow populations of native species to recover.
His big question is - 'How many mink are too many mink?' Read the full blog to find out more.
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Albert ready for field work | A water vole - an endangered native species | The American mink - an invasive non-native species | ||
Would you like to help Albert with his research? Albert will be looking for volunteers to help collect data on water voles and American mink. We will be releasing more information about these opportunities shortly - but if you are interested please get in touch!
Contact Jane Hamilton ([email protected]) at the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative or you can contact Albert directly at: [email protected]