Greyman 25,151 Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 Have not seen a mink round here in years, since the otters returned but like DC has said the mink is much less of a threat, otters take much bigger stuff, first otter I ever encountered took a nesting pair of geese with the goslings along with several £1000 worth of my carp, and I would also say the OP warning pet owners is just journalistic flair as any dog or cat with its marbles in order would kill one, an otter on the other hand is as hard as a badger and as fast as a weasel in a nutshell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ands 491 Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 There used to be a few mink here but it does seem that when otters came back the mink went? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,800 Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 18 minutes ago, ands said: There used to be a few mink here but it does seem that when otters came back the mink went? I've noticed that on atleast 5 different rivers I fish...... Rather the mink tbh... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EDDIE B 3,119 Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 10 hours ago, ands said: There used to be a few mink here but it does seem that when otters came back the mink went? Lots of otters, and lots of mink on the rivers I trap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 4,926 Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Middle of Edinburgh... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil r 1,795 Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 On 16/12/2019 at 20:28, gnipper said: Plenty of otters on the ribble now apparently they are taking nearly as many fish as the foreigners. Seen them regular especially at dusk but also during the day at elston , balderstone , osbaldeston and ribchester and also on the Calder at altham 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,151 Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 2 hours ago, pesky1972 said: Middle of Edinburgh... If you go into the city centre in Bristol they are swimming about in the docks, most of these are freshly released animals, have no fear of humans and have not established any territorial boundary’s lots of them end up squashed on the road, but eventually those that do survive will need to revert to a secretive rarely seen animal and the natural balance should return Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iworkwhippets 12,247 Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) that's a stoat, not a weasel Edited January 31, 2020 by iworkwhippets Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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