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	Mink
		The American mink (Mustela vison) is a small, amphibious WEASEL inhabiting wetlands throughout Canada, excluding the tundra, and abundant on the BC seashore.
		Mink are dark brown with some white on the chest and abdomen.
		The sea mink, now extinct, was able to dive deeply to capture fish, frogs and other marine prey (artwork by Jan Sovak,1989).
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0005323 (215 words)

	Mustelidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Several members of the family are aquatic to varying degrees, ranging from the semi-aquatic mink, the river otters, and the highly aquatic sea otter.
		Mustelids also have some of the most exquisite furs—the mink, the sable (a type of marten) and the ermine (stoat) are all members of the family.
		One species, the Sea mink (Mustela macrodon) of New England and Canada, was driven to extinction by fur trappers around the same time that the Passenger pigeon was declining.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mustelidae (525 words)

	Canku Ota - July 26, 2003 - Mink, Raven and the Sea Eggs
		The North American Mink is characterized by a long, sleek body and short legs; a structure that is highly comparable to its close relative, the weasel.
		Indications that a mink has been in the area are more prominent in the winter and may include such signs as holes in the snow from plunging after prey or even troughs like that of an otter slide.
		Mink are closely associated with the waterways and lakes of North America, but the smaller streams are preferred to the large, broad rivers.
	www.turtletrack.org /Issues03/Co07262003/CO_07262003_Mink_Raven.htm (1329 words)

	Extinct Mammals
		The sea mink (Mustela macrodom) was not a marine mammal.
		Because of the larger size of its pelt, the sea mink was prized by fur trappers.
		The extinct sea mink (Mustela macrodon) inhabited the shoreline of Maine and perhaps northeastern Canada.
	www.rsmas.miami.edu /support/lib/seas/seasQA/QAs/e/extinctmam.html (485 words)

	No Compromise: The Militant, Direct Action Newspaper of Animal Liberationists & Their Supporters
		With overexploited mink populations unable to satisfy the demands of an increasing demand for fur, trappers across North America began to captive-raise wild mink, and in the 1930's discovered fur mutations that altered the minks fur color.
		It is not uncommon for a mink to travel 5 miles in one night (they are mostly nocturnal) and a large number of mink released in one area will not stay concentrated but will travel until they establish a territory all their own, searching out other mink only to breed.
		Mink will kill beyond their need, and for this reason caution should be taken when releasing mink near large concentrations of small animals.
	www.nocompromise.org /issues/04rods.html (3071 words)

	Sea Mink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sea Mink, Mustela macrodon, was a North American member of the Mustelidae family, about twice as large as the American Mink.
		The last known member of the species was captured in New Brunswick in 1894.
		It is sometimes considered to have been a subspecies of the American Mink, in which case the name Mustela vison macrodon is used.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sea_Mink (133 words)

	Mink: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		Mink are found in every part of the state with the exceptions of Kodiak Island, Aleutian Islands, the offshore islands of the Bering Sea, and most of the Arctic Slope.
		Mink are then a chocolate brown with some irregular white patches on the chin, throat, and belly.
		White patches are usually larger on females and often occur on the abdomen in the area of the mammary glands.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/furbear/mink.php (687 words)

	Mink and the Sun
		Mink's mother, Sea Lion, as a young maiden, liked to sit in a rock in the sea, basking in the warm sun.
		Mink waited for one of those days, that those who live in the Pacific Northwest know so well, when the clouds were brushing the treetops and the rain drips down.
		Another Coast Salish story had Mink tricked by Devilfish (octopus) and held captive at the bottom of the river until he told her his Father the Sun would dry up all the devilfish unless he was released.
	www.eldrbarry.net /rabb/rvn/mink.htm (1790 words)

	Weasels and Kin - info and online games
		Several members of the family are aquatic to varying degrees, ranging from the semi-aquatic mink, the river otters, and the highly aquatic sea otter.
		Mustelids also have some of the most exquisite furs—the mink, the sable (a type of marten) and the ermine (stoat) are all members of the family.
		One species, the Sea mink (Mustela macrodon) of New England and Canada, was driven to extinction by fur trappers around the same time that the Passenger pigeon was declining.
	www.sheppardsoftware.com /content/animals/groups/profile_long_weasels_and_kin.htm (441 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for mink (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		mink MINK [mink] semiaquatic carnivorous mammal of the genus Mustela, closely related to the weasel and highly prized for its fur.
		1,030) is a fishing port with fish canneries and fox and mink farms.
		Mink named Pirates' leader ; Graham Mink, who has matured on and off the ice since a stint in prison, is the new captain.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=mink (705 words)

	Green Sea Turtles
		A green sea turtle's finely serrated jaws are well-equipped to tear vegetation such as sea grasses and algae, which they digest with the aid of special bacteria in their intestines.
		The green sea turtle diet is also low in protein, which is thought to account for the species' relatively late reproductive maturity (at 20 to 30 years of age).
		In 1974, Hawaii passed legislation to protect sea turtles; however, the law was not strictly enforced, and sea turtle populations continued to plummet.
	www.hsus.org /wildlife/a_closer_look_at_wildlife/turtles_and_tortoises/green_sea_turtles.html (1381 words)

	Messages From Mink - National Wildlife Magazine
		Mink may live up to four years once they make it to adulthood, but as young they are preyed upon by bobcats, foxes, coyotes, great horned owls, domestic dogs and other predators, including alligators in the South.
		Mink are so water dependent that their populations rise and fall with the health of the wetlands they inhabit.
		Mink still lived there, but no one had figured out how to trap the animals without drowning them in the rise and fall of the tides.
	www.nwf.org /nationalwildlife/printerFriendly.cfm?issueID=0&articleID=1004 (1341 words)

	Sea Otter: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		General description: Sea otters are members of the weasel family (Mustelidae) and are related to mink and river otters.
		The search for food is one of the most important daily activities of sea otters, as large amounts are required to sustain the animal in healthy condition.
		Thus, while sea otters are flourishing in Alaska's waters, it is clear that they are susceptible to human activities.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/marine/seaotter.php (1079 words)

	Sea Otter - The Sea Otters of British Columbia, Canada. Sea Otters in BC
		Sea Otter - The Sea Otters of British Columbia, Canada.
		Their dense fur of the sea otter has up to 100 000 hairs per square centimetre which traps tiny air bubbles in it which repels moisture and keeps them warm.
		The sea otter population was nearly decimated by the fur trade and they now are a protected and endangered species.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/wilderness/animals/seaotter.htm (202 words)

	SeaWeb - Ocean Briefing Book
		Sea otter - southern: Also virtually eliminated by hunting, this stock now numbers over 2000 animals though may again be in decline from other factors; the California sea otter faces a substantial risk from oil spills and are impacted by fishing gear entanglement, and likely by contaminants and disease.
		A surprisingly high frequency and variety of diseases have been diagnosed in California sea otters, which may be a factor preventing their recovery, and in bottlenose dolphins along sections of Florida's east coast.
		Suitable sea ice conditions are required, for example, by polar bears for hunting and by ringed seals as pupping habitat.
	www.seaweb.org /resources/briefings/us_marinemammal.php (1503 words)

	American Mink (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Minks have several dens in hollow trees or burrowed in the ground along stream banks.
		Minks are found nearly in nearly every corner of Canada and the United States, except for southern California, Arizona, southern Utah and southern New Mexico.
		The American mink has been imported to Europe because of the soft, luxurious quality of their fur, and many have either escaped or been released into the wild, putting the European mink at risk.
	www.robstewartphotography.com /facts/Mink.asp?i_id=602 (372 words)

	Leatherback Sea Turtle
		And unlike all other sea turtles and reptiles, leatherbacks are able to maintain their core (deep) body temperature, which allows them to swim in waters as cold as 40 degrees Fahrenheit, a temperature that would mean lethargy or death for any other reptile species, which must assume the temperature of their environment.
		Leatherbacks are the largest of the sea turtles and the largest living reptile, averaging six feet in length and weighing approximately 1,200 lbs, although they can be larger.
		With their streamlined bodies, leatherbacks are the strongest swimmers of all sea turtles.The leatherback's front flippers are considerably longer than those of other sea turtles, sometimes spanning eight feet, but they lack the claws found on other sea turtles.
	www.hsus.org /wildlife/a_closer_look_at_wildlife/turtles_and_tortoises/leatherback_sea_turtle.html (881 words)

	Sea Shepherd - Ocean Realm Winter 2000
		The most amazing sea cow of them all, the Goliath of manatees, the leviathan of dugongs, the Steller's sea cow, was slaughtered within a few years of its discovery by the Russians.
		Yet the killing continues as the Norwegians slaughter minke whales, the Faeroese slaughter pilot whales, and the Icelanders chomp at the bit to resume whaling once again.
		Captain Nemo knew that his alliance was with the creatures of the sea and the laws of ecology.
	www.seashepherd.org /ocean_realm/ocean_realm_win00.html (2804 words)

	Mink - The Minks of British Columbia, Canada - Mink in BC
		Distribution - The mink occurs throughout all of Canada along rivers, creeks, ponds, lakes and marshes.
		Mink den near water in abandoned burrows and move often.
		In the spring 3-6 young are born blind and naked.
	www.fishbc.com /adventure/wilderness/animals/mink.htm (134 words)

	Laura Lee News - Scientists Examine The Seas Our Ancestors Fished To Better Understand Today's Changing Oceans
		While few species like the Steller's sea cow of the North Pacific and the sea mink of the Gulf of Maine were fished to extinction, many became ecologically extinct like the sea otter, which did not make a comeback from intense exploitation until afforded protection in the 20th century.
		When fur traders hunted the remaining sea otters to the brink of extinction in the 1800's, the kelp forests disappeared from overgrazing by sea urchins and didn't appear again until legal protection partially restored sea otters.
		While sea otters had been hunted to near extinction in California by the 1800's, Estes said the kelp forest response to the absence of sea otters was different than it had been in Alaska.
	www.lauralee.com /news/changingoceans.htm (829 words)

	Sea Otter--BIOLOGICAL AND ECOTOXICOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATE SPECIES RESIDING IN ESTUARIES
		Sea otters are non-migratory, full time residents in Pacific coastal areas, inshore and out to about 120 foot depth.
		Liver samples from beach-cast sea otter carcasses or recently killed individuals were collected from California (n=9) between 1988 and 1991, southeast Alaska (n=7) during May 1991, and the Aleutian Islands [Adak (n=5) between 1991 and 1992 and Amchitka (n=2) in 1992] and analyzed for organochlorine contamination (Bacon et al., 1999).
		Liver samples from 23 sea otters that were obtained in 1991 to 1992 from beached carcasses or freshly killed specimens in central California (n=9), southeast Alaska (n=7), and the Aleutian Islands (n=7) were analyzed for organochlorine contaminants (Estes et al., 1997).
	www.pwrc.usgs.gov /bioeco/seaotter.htm (3977 words)

	MINNESOTA MINK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Mink occupies an ecological niche between that of its cousins, the River Otter and the Weasel.
		Mink are normally seen combing the shallows for frogs, salamanders, and crayfish.
		The Mink are safe and snug in their sheltered hideaway, but soon the youngsters will spend more time away from the den, hunting with their mother.
	www.waol.com /pages/s62.html (1850 words)

	mink — Infoplease.com
		Much of the mink used in the fur trade is bred and raised on farms, where many color varieties have been produced.
		Patsy Takemoto Mink - Patsy Takemoto Mink U.S. representative from Hawaii Born: 12/6/1927 Birthplace: Paia, Maui, Hawaii...
		Patsy Takemoto MINK - MINK, Patsy Takemoto (1927—2002) MINK, Patsy Takemoto, a Representative from Hawaii; born...
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/sci/A0833316.html (314 words)

	Mustelidae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Other mustelids include mink, badgers, weasels, polecats, and martens.
		The largest member of the family, the Sea otter, is the most strictly aquatic mammal except for cetaceans (whales), pinnipeds (seals, sea lions and walruses), and sirenians (manatees).
		Mustelids also have some of the most exquisite furs--the mink, the sable (a type of marten) and the ermine (stoat) are all members of the family.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/m/mu/mustelidae.html (490 words)

	Messages From Mink - National Wildlife Magazine
		The largest mink species in the world, the sea mink, swam the waters off the coast of New England until the fur trade exterminated it in the late 1800s.
		By the 1960s, mink had vanished from the salt marshes.
		According to the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the mercury that threatens mink has polluted 10.2 million acres of U.S. lakes, estuaries and wetlands and 415,000 miles of streams, rivers and coasts.
	www.nwf.org /nationalwildlife/article.cfm?articleId=1004&issueId=72 (1334 words)

	Fur Industry
		The fur trade is responsible for the extinction of several species (sea mink, etc.), and has pushed others to the edge of no return.
		For instance, in Sheboygan, WI, where up to 75,000 mink are kept on one farm, there is, according to a story in 1996 in the local media, a major shortage of mink in the wild.
		Raccoons in Germany, mink in Iceland, nutria in the U.S. and opossum in New Zealand are just a few examples of species that have established themselves in areas where they should not be, as a result of the fur trade.
	www.parkc.org /Fur_Industry.htm (4107 words)

	OTTERNET.COM - Homepage
		Sea Otters use rocks to pry abalone off rocks and to break open shells.
		Otters are cousins to weasles, badgers, ferrets, and mink.
		Sea otters are one of the rare mammals who use tools.
	www.otternet.com (404 words)

	Environment Historic Overfishing Led to Modern
		Overkill of the green sea turtle and other sea grass grazers such as dugongs and manatees has contributed to outbreaks of disease and die offs in sea grasses.
		Without sea otters to prey on sea urchins, populations of sea urchins have boomed, destroying kelp forests and other marine habitats.
		With few exceptions, such as the Steller's sea cow, and Caribbean monk seal, most species that are ecologically extinct probably still survive in sufficient numbers for successful restoration with proper management.
	www.cgaux1sr.org /msep/fish.htm (1754 words)

	The Few, the Proud and the Wet: Alaska’s Kayak Rangers - Pg.2
		In southeast Alaska’s intimate blending of land and sea, I commonly encounter bears, mink, otter, humpbacks and orca while on the job.
		For most of the season, we patrol the wilderness by sea kayak for nine-day stints--enough time to travel parts of the area’s extensive shoreline and contact widely dispersed visitors.
		Then consider the steep and rocky shores--difficult places to land a fully loaded sea kayak, particularly in pouring rain--and the nearly impenetrable rain forest that borders the sea.
	www.seakayakermag.com /2003/03Oct/rangers2.htm (1087 words)

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