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Index of Subjects =0D=0AHi Paul,=0D=0A=0D=0AThanks! I am really learning a lot about a = species I know little, or even think of about so this is great. Maybe = being more educated and looking for them will lead to more sightings. Of = mink that is, not Cougars. ;) I was about 150~m away on a bank and = looking down at it, so didn't see a white patch if there was on on it. My = area is linked with a lot of undeveloped lakes and rivers, so it sounds = like lots of good habitat for them to roam. Will keep looking and put up = any postings of further sightings/questions. =0D=0A=0D=0AGreat to have = this resource (listserve) to connect and share experiences, and ask = questions. =0D=0A=0D=0AThanks again, and I enjoy your paddling postings. = =0D=0A=0D=0AGary =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A----- Original Message = -----=0D=0AFrom: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>=0D=0ATo: = "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=0D=0ADate: Sun, 21 = Oct 2012 16:06:24 -0700 (PDT)=0D=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] mink etc. -- = was weasel?=0D=0A=0D=0A> Hi Gary=0D=0AWild mink are pretty well = distributed all around the coast line of Nova Scotia=0D=0Aand they are = also found in lakes, rivers and wherever there is water.=0D=0AWild milk = are a dark brown - easy to see it as black in poor light or when the = animal=A0=0D=0Ais wet. The yearly harvest for trappers is somewhere in = the 1000 - 2000 animal range.=0D=0AIt had been 6 - 8 times higher when = fishermen cleaned ground fish around wharves=0D=0Aand this attracted the = animals to the area. The fishermen would see them and know=0D=0Awhere to = trap them. They are widely scattered today so mink is considered = one=A0=0D=0Aof the more difficult furs to harvest.=0D=0ATruly black mink = are farm escapes - or their descendents.=0D=0AIt is interested that in = Mink area of NS the farmers have managed to breed a very large=0D=0Ablack = mink. The original came from a normal litter as I understand the = history.=0D=0AIt too has escaped and you may see an odd one down in Digby = county - if=0D=0Ayou do count yourself lucky - I have only seen one - No = it wasn't a Cougar - LOL=0D=0AThere used to be a species of large mink = called =A0Sea Mink maybe the genes survive=A0=0D=0Ain this animal - I = asked it but it didn't know!=0D=0ALook for mink around shorelines. under = things fish shacks, wharves and so on=0D=0A- a very interesting = animal=A0Not easy to spot but not impossible. I see in the order of 5 = =A0- 10 every year=0D=0Aand if I can, just think of the number a good = observer could see.=0D=0AEnjoy the = fall=0D=0APaul=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A________________________________=0D=0A = From: Gary Murray <garymurray@ns.sympatico.ca>=0D=0ATo: = naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0D=0ASent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 1:50:27 = PM=0D=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] mink etc. -- was weasel?=0D=0A = =0D=0A=0D=0AThanks all, =0D=0A=0D=0AMink had crossed my mind, but wasn't = sure how plentiful they were aside =0D=0Afrom=A0 farm escapees = etc...=0D=0AWiIl keep an extra eye out for them, as it is part of my = "stomping =0D=0Agrounds", and I enjoy bird/animal behaviour watching. = =0D=0A=0D=0AAlso, had an eagle repeatedly dive for large looking fish = this morning on =0D=0Athe lake. The fall colours made a nice backdrop. = =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0Acheers,=0D=0AGary Murray=0D=0ATucker Lake = =0D=0ABeaverbank NS=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A----- Original = Message -----=0D=0AFrom: "James W. Wolford" = <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>=0D=0ATo: NatureNS = <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=0D=0ADate: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 13:17:53 = -0300=0D=0ASubject: [NatureNS] mink etc. -- was weasel?=0D=0A=0D=0A> I = agree with Dusan that it was almost certainly a mink -- a good look=A0 = =0D=0A> usually shows a white chin, but not easy to see -- and muskrats = are=A0 =0D=0A> favourite prey of minks, which will eat just about = anything that=A0 =0D=0A> moves -- and I'll bet minks will search muskrat = lodges and push-ups=A0 =0D=0A> and even use them as retreats.=A0 Cheers = from Jim in Wolfville.=0D=0A> =0D=0A> Begin forwarded message:=0D=0A> = =0D=0A> > From: Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca>=0D=0A> > Date: = October 20, 2012 8:43:24 PM ADT=0D=0A> > To: = naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=0D=0A> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] weasel?=0D=0A> > = Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=0D=0A> >=0D=0A> > Gary,=0D=0A> >=A0 = mink=A0 are extremely common along our waterways,=A0 both fresh- and=A0 = =0D=0A> > saltwater....=0D=0A> > Dusan Soudek=0D=0A> >=0D=0A> > ----- = Original Message ----- From: "Gary Murray"=A0 =0D=0A> > = <garymurray@ns.sympatico.ca>=0D=0A> > To: "nature ns" = <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=0D=0A> > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 5:58 = PM=0D=0A> > Subject: [NatureNS] weasel?=0D=0A> >=0D=0A> >=0D=0A> = >>=0D=0A> >> HI all,=0D=0A> >>=0D=0A> >> Saw some member of the weasel? = family along a rivew near home. It=A0 =0D=0A> >> looked=0D=0A> >> all = brown, and was travelling along the river, though hard to get=A0 =0D=0A> = >> a good=0D=0A> >> look at. There was some brush nearby like a = muskrat.beaver house, and=0D=0A> >> was wondering if maybe if it uses = something like that as a den.=0D=0A> >>=0D=0A> >> Any ideas on the = species?=0D=0A> >>=0D=0A> >> Also saw a large garter snake trailside, = with a noticeable bulge=A0 =0D=0A> >> in it's=0D=0A> >> midsection. It = didn't move at all, maybe digesting it's meal or=A0 =0D=0A> >> just = the=0D=0A> >> cool weather?=0D=0A> >> Thanks,=0D=0A> >>=0D=0A> >> Gary = Murray=0D=0A> >> 176 Tucker Lake=0D=0A> >> Beaverbank NS=0D=0A> >>=0D=0A> = >=0D=0A> =0D=0A> =0D=0A> =0D=0A> No virus found in this incoming = message.=0D=0A> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com =0D=0A> Version: 9.0.930 / = Virus Database: 2441.1.1/5345 - Release Date: 10/21/12 = =0D=0A03:34:00=0D=0A> =0D=0A> =0D=0A> =0D=0A> No virus found in this = incoming message.=0D=0A> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com =0D=0A> Version: = 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2441.1.1/5346 - Release Date: 10/21/12 = 15:34:00=0D=0A> =0D=0A>
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