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	Polecats Are On Their Way Back (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Records of true polecats came from 228 'new' 10-km squares (several of which were in Worcestershire), confirming continuation of the encouraging recovery after near-extinction at the beginning of this century.
		Worcestershire is now completely repopulated by true polecats (a process which probably began in the far west of the county in the 1960s), although feral ferrets and hybrids will always occur from time to time as a result of ferrety escapes or releases.
		True polecats are now re-established in the Midlands by natural spread at least as far east as a line through Macclesfield, Northampton and Oxford, and through re-introduction's to Argyll, Cumbria, the Chilterns and parts of Hampshire and Wiltshire in central southern England.
	www.wbrc.org.uk /WorcRecd/Issue7/polecat.htm (1063 words)

	Ferret Facts/Training (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There are three species of polecats: (1) the European polecat, found throughout Europe, (2) the steppe polecat, found in the plains of central Asia, and (3) the marbled polecat, found in the dry grasslands of southeastern Europe to western China.
		Polecats live alone, except during the mating season or when the female is raising her young.
		Male marbled polecats are 11 to 15 inches (28 to 38 centimeters) long, with a tail that measures 6 to 9 inches (15 to 22 centimeters).
	ferrets.htmlplanet.com /custom2.html (1535 words)

	polecat on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Domesticated strains of polecat have been developed for hunting; these are called ferret, a name also applied to a wild polecat species of North America.
		The marbled polecat and striped polecat (see zorilla) are related animals of Africa and W Asia.
		Polecats are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Carnivora, family Mustelidae.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/p1/polecat.asp (498 words)

	Polecat,Mammals,Polecat Picture,Mammal Pictures,Catalog,Encyclopedia
		Polecats are long-bodied members of the weasel family, Mustelidae.
		The common polecat, Mustela putorius, is found in Europe (except Ireland and northern Scandinavia), Asia, and North Africa.
		Polecats hunt chiefly at night and feed on a wide variety of small animals.
	www.4to40.com /earth/geography/htm/mammalsindex.asp?counter=123 (153 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - European polecat
		Polecats have white markings on the muzzle and around the eyes and ears.
		In Britain, polecats are restricted to Wales due to heavy persecution by humans in the past.
		The size of polecat ranges vary according to habitat, season and food availability, but the mean area is 100 hectares.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/274.shtml (247 words)

	Ferret FAQ - Natural History
		Polecats and ferrets are so similar in their post-cranial skeleton it becomes impossible to distinguish one from the other.
		In terms of ferrets, their closest relatives would be the European polecat and the steppe polecat, with the most probable ancestor being the European polecat because it has the same number of chromosomes.
		In the weasel group in particular (which includes ferrets, mink, and polecats) the mandible attaches about halfway down the skull, and the ridges along the top of the skull (the sagittal crest) and the back of the skull (the occipital and nuchal crests) are extremely developed.
	www.ferretcentral.org /faq/history.html (9316 words)

	BBC - Wales - Polecats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Polecats were common throughout much of Britain in 1800, but by 1915 they were hanging on for survival in their only remaining stronghold: mid Wales.
		Polecats are continuing to reclaim their old territories in lowland Britain, but the lack of understanding about this recovery process has spurred the Vincent Wildlife Trust (VWT) and Mammal Society into action.
		Polecats mark their territories with the foul smell emitted from the scent-glands at the base of their tail.
	www.gmvidcom.com /wales/nature/sites/wildlife/pages/polecats.shtml (846 words)

	Steppe Polecat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The steppe polecat is a straw yellow to pale brown color with a dark mask across its face.
		The steppes polecats used to be hunted for their fur, but now that the fur trade has declined their numbers are rapidly increasing.
		Polecats are often being killed by automobiles, and are being trapped in traps that were set for another type of animal.
	www.pjc.cc.fl.us /sctag/s_polecat/Index2.htm (305 words)

	Polecats MP3 music downloads
		These are the earliest studio recordings made by The Polecats, with the first three being their original demo as handed to me when they were trying to get a gig at The Royalty Ballroom in North London where I was the DJ on the rockin' nights.
		The Polecats charted in the UK, but just as their first year with Polygram was coming to an end, the label decided to drop them.
		The Polecats' debut album also charted briefly but the rockabilly surge was fading and neither the 1983 Edward's produced mini-album Make A Circuit With Me, nor its title track, lifted as a single, made the charts.
	www.nervous.co.uk /polecats.html (707 words)

	Polecats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The polecat is thought to have become extinct in Scotland before 1920, with the last sighting being recorded in Sutherland in 1912.
		It must be presumed that, in fact, the polecat became extinct in North Scotland around 1915, for otherwise the population should have expanded as did that in Wales, and as, indeed the Scottish population of Pine marten and Wild cat have done.
		Polecat ferrets have gone wild and bred with polecats ever since man has kept ferrets, so it is a reasonable assumption that no wild polecat has escaped this admixture, and unreasonable to suppose that Welsh polecats have somehow managed to keep themselves in splendid isolation.
	www.bigcats.org /esa/polecat.html (659 words)

	Northern Ohio Ferret Association - The Ferret, Polecat and Hybrids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Domesticated ferrets are not as smart as polecats, both as a result of a decrease in cranial capacity (the brain is smaller), as well as structural changes within the brain itself [Darlington 1957; Davis and Dent 1968; Grandin 1998; Kruska 1996; Roehrs 1986].
		Polecats evolved as same sex exclusionary territorialists [Lodé 1996], and many have regarded the allowance of other ferrets within a territory as an indication of a genetic change in their 'antisocial' behaviors.
		Since the ferret was domesticated from a solitary carnivore-the polecat-in much the same way as the Egyptians domesticated the cat, and we know the ultimate reason was the same (mousing), it is a simple use of homologous analogy to infer original intent.
	www.ohioferret.org /articles/docb.asp?d=24 (4372 words)

	Polecat
		In June last year Derbyshire at last saw definite signs that the polecat had managed to cross the River Dove and return to this county, when an adult male was found dead on a road near Church Broughton.
		Feeding mainly on rats and rabbits, the polecat's gradual return could now be welcomed by whose who in former times tried so hard to eliminate it.
		The hybidisation of polecats with feral ferrets does cloud the issue somewhat, but the numbers of polecat look-alikes does tend to indicate that the polecat is well on the way to making a good come-back in the county.
	www.dbrc.freeserve.co.uk /html/body_polecat.html (1320 words)

	HCPB-California's Plants and animals
		The polecat is native to the woodlands, pastoral areas, and wetlands of Europe.
		The European polecat lives in open forests and meadows, and is thought to be the ancestor of the domestic ferret.
		The European polecat, which is the same species as the ferret, is also illegal to import or possess as a pet in California.
	www.dfg.ca.gov /hcpb/species/nuis_exo/ferret/ferret_issues_1.shtml (3072 words)

	Polecats
		Special features: The polecat is a member of the weasel family.
		Another common name for the polecat is "foul marten" because it emits an acrid smelling scent as a territory marker and also as a defense mechanism from glands under its tail.
		Polecats can live for up to five years in the wild.
	www.uksafari.com /polecats.htm (200 words)

	POLECATS
		One of the UK's rarest mammals, the polecat, is beginning to re-establish itself in parts of northern England.
		The trust's polecat specialist, Becky Palmer, said: "We have been monitoring the slow return of the polecat in the area, and are keen to safeguard its recovery.
		The vicious predators that have terrorised Shetland hencoops and ground-nesting bird colonies since they were accidentally introduced to the islands carry a ten pound price on their heads, paid by the local council which wants them eradicated.
	www.wessexferretclub.co.uk /polecats%20.htm (495 words)

	NFWS - Polecats Are Coming Back!
		Covering many aspects of the ecology and conservation of wild polecats in Britain today, the report includes a review of previous distribution surveys, the findings of a new survey, development of a method to monitor variations in polecat abundance based on live-trapping by volunteers, and a description of polecat ecology on lowland farmland in England.
		True polecats are now re-established in the Midlands by natural spread at least as far east as a line through Macclesfield, Northampton and Oxford, and through reintroductions to Argyll, Cumbria, the Chilterns and parts of Hampshire and Wiltshire in central southern England.
		It seems likely that polecat mortality on Britain's roads may be high enough in some areas to cause population effects; this may explain why the species has still not re-established itself fully in the valleys of South Wales.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /ferreter/polecats.htm (793 words)

	Coeur d'Alene Press
		More than 200 bluegrass fans tapped their toes and slapped their knees to the Polecats as they performed 20 minutes of music, including "Old Time Religion," "House of the Rising Sun," "Walls of Time," "Shenandoah," and "Granted Pass Breakdown," written by Austin, which is on a compact disc the group recorded.
		Though music is a force that binds the Polecats together, brother- and sisterhood, and friendship is the real glue that holds the tight-knit group together, Jennie said.
		Molly is the only Polecat who dares to envision her music becoming more important in the long-term, but she doesn't want to venture out alone.
	www.cdapress.com /articles/2005/11/28/news/news01.txt (1093 words)

	Ladywildlife's Pole Cat Page
		A solitary, nighttime hunter, the polecat is a European relative of the skunk.
		Polecats are ruthless hunters, killing entire litters of animals but eating only one or two.
		The polecat is also welcomed by some farmers, who encourage it to live in barns and kill rats and mice.
	ladywildlife.com /animal/polecat.html (781 words)

	Polecats, Cult Heroes of 80s Rockabilly
		The Polecats were part of the early-'80s British rockabilly revival scene, sporting the clothing, hairstyles, and even makeup to play the part to the hilt.
		The Polecats, heavily influenced by punk and 70s glamour rock (amongst other things), scored three British Top 40 singles with "John, I'm Only Dancing" (the David Bowie song), "Rockabilly Guy" (the former B-side of their independent single "Chicken Shack"), and a cover of the T-Rex (Marc Bolan) song "Jeepster".
		Their 1981 debut LP "Polecats Are Go!" (produced by dave Edmunds) is surely the best they ever did.
	www.rockabillyeurope.com /artists/polecats.htm (324 words)

	Polecat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The polecat (Mustela putorius) is of considerable conservation significance in Britain.
		An earlier survey by the VWT in the mid-1990s showed that polecats had recolonised most of Wales and were increasingly widespread in the English midlands and beyond.
		Because polecats are secretive and nocturnal most specimens are encountered as road casualties, so we are appealing for people to look out for bodies on the roads, collect them and ‘phone the VWT (on 01531 636441).
	www.vwt.org.uk /species/polecat.php (349 words)

	Experimental infection of domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) and Siberian polecats (Mustela eversmanni) with ...
		Experimental infection of domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) and Siberian polecats (Mustela eversmanni) with Yersinia pestis
		Eight domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) and two Siberian polecats (M. eversmanni) were inoculated subcutaneously with 12 to 1.2 x 10(7) Yersinia pestis originally isolated during an epizootic of plague in white-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys leucurus) near Meeteetse, Park County, Wyoming (USA) in 1985.
		None of the ferrets or polecats developed clinical signs of disease which suggested that fl-footed ferrets (M. nigripes), a congener, also would be resistant to plague.
	www.jwildlifedis.org /cgi/content/abstract/27/3/441 (252 words)

	Polecats at Wilderness Farm
		Unlike the foxes, the polecats seemed happy with their accomodation, but set about improving it by digging short tunnels within the cage.
		Next day two of the polecats were still resident in the cherry tree, and immediately appeared when we arrived with food and banged on the trunk.
		After a while, only one of the polecats were still resident in the cherry tree, and this was one of the last batch of photos, taken on 30th October.
	www.cheshirewildlife.co.uk /Polecats/index.htm (420 words)

	History of the 192nd Assault Helicopter Company 1968
		The Polecats and Tiger Sharks were promptly placed in direct support of the 3-506th Infantry, 1st Brigade, of the 101st Airborne Division, for Operation McLain II, to secure and hold operations at Phan Thiet.
		During the month (of May) the Polecats performed 56 combat assaults of platoon size or larger as the McLain AO was greatly expanded.
		On the 25th the Polecats lifted two battalions in support of an offensive against a VC stronghold west of the city.
	www.frontiernet.net /~flewhuey/192/history/192_68h1.htm (2037 words)

	BBC - Wales - Polecats
		Polecats are a member of the weasel family, weighing between 600-2kg, and measuring up to 46cm for the larger males, or 40cm for the females.
		Polecats are primarily nocturnal, but when the young are born April/May time, the females hunting to feed young are more likely to be seen over the summer.
		Ferrets and polecats are very closely related and can be hard to tell apart.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wales/nature/sites/wildlife/pages/polecats.shtml (846 words)

	POLECAT - Online Information article about POLECAT
		The fur is cream-yellow, the legs are brown, and the feet and tail-tip fl.
		Afghanistan, differs from other polecats both by its smaller size and its remarkable coloration, the whole of the upper-parts being marbled with large irregular reddish spots on a white ground, while the under-See also:
		Its habits appear to be much like those of the common polecat.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /PIG_POL/POLECAT.html (1069 words)

	Halton Baseball Club - Bronco Team Page
		The Polecats hoped that taking one of the two games from 2nd placed Cartmel might be possible but exceeded their own expectations in the performance of the season so far.
		The Polecats were also scoreless in the 5th leaving Hulme to close defending a 6 run lead; Cartmel fought back with 5 hits scoring 4 runs, but it wasn't enough and the Polecats clinched their first win over Cartmel in 3 seasons.
		From the Polecats perspective there was a lot to be pleased about from this first game, all 5 Pitchers were used and all 5 were difficult to score against with Evan Birk’s 9 strikeouts in 3 innings the pick of the day.
	www.haltonbaseballclub.org.uk /team-bronco-teaminfo.htm (4032 words)

	Oliphant Studios: How to Hang a Drop
		Set up two polecats, hi-boys, stands or supports at a distance equal to the width of the backdrop.
		Clamp a crossbar (wood or metal) to the polecats at desired height for the backdrop.
		While two people unclamp the crossbar from the polecats, a third person lifts the bottom of the drop as it is lowered, to avoid
	www.ostudio.com /index.php?id=20 (375 words)

	Pink Lady(R) Polecats: Scott Dunn Polar Challenge Team - Company Sponsors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		PoleCats who eat two fresh apples a day as part of their training diet.
		PoleCats was extremely inspired by the dynamic trio.
		PoleCats would like to thank Holmes Place Kensington, and in particular, Michelle and Gavin for their support to the team in offering them the chance to train at their stunning privilege club in Kensington, London.
	www.pinkladypolecats.com /companysponsors.html (839 words)

	Full Throttle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		And sure enough, they pulled up to the prison in the late afternoon, just as the Polecats were piling out, collecting the stuff that had been confiscated, sorting out their bikes and checking them over.
		She was watching the Polecats sort things out with a detached, almost uncomfortable air about her.
		First in line behind the Corley limo were the Polecats, followed immediately by the Vultures--except for Suzi and a few of the others, who were waiting in front of the Corley Mansion.
	www32.brinkster.com /tyraarane/ft/ft5.htm (2346 words)

	Between The Polecats, Boz Boorer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The album starts with a song titled "Sasquatch" which was to be the 4th Mercury single for The Polecats, but the label dropped the Polecats all together.
		Of course we all know the fabulous "Red Ready Amber" from the "Polecats Are Go!" LP and here's an alternate recording, taped for "Dress In Dead Man's Suits", but not released.
		Overall I think this is a pretty good overview of Boz Boorer's lesser known work and the album should be interesting for the rockabilly collector, although I personally feel that Boz does a lot better on the rockabilly tracks, hillbilly is not really his cup-of-tea (or mine for that matter).
	www.rockabilly.nl /reviews/bozboorer.htm (574 words)

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