A tiny American mink mistaken for an otter is recovering after wandering into a Healdsburg yard near the Russian River last ...

(KRON) — A wild American Mink was rescued this week from a North Bay resident’s yard. Sonoma County Animal Services said one ...

The American mink was never intended to become a resident of Britain’s rivers. Introduced to Britain in the early 20th ...

Sonoma County animal control got a call about a 'baby otter.' An officer quickly determined it was a different animal in the yard.

A tiny wild visitor turned up far from its riverbank home, sending Sonoma County Animal Services officers on an unexpected ...

The American Mink, Mustela vison, is a North American member of the Mustelidae family found in Alaska, Canada and most of the United States. They are also raised in fur farms for their lustrous fur, ...

The American mink Neogale vison is an invasive species in Europe introduced for fur farming in the 1920s and later established in the wild after escapes and illegal releases. As a feral species, it ...

The disappearance of the species from their natural habitat is a growing problem, which unfortunately means the need to intensive management, including ex situ conservation and translocations, is also ...

Farm animals look different from their wild counterparts in many ways, and one difference is consistent: their brains are smaller than those of their ancestors. From sheep to pigs to cows, ...