Effective Control of Non-Native American Mink by Strategic Trapping in a River Catchment in Mainland Britain.

The introduction of American mink (; hereafter mink) into Europe has had severe impacts on many native wildlife species, including the water vole () in mainland Britain. Although trapping has been widely used to attempt to control mink, managers have little direct evidence of its effect on mink density or distribution, particularly where immigration of mink from nearby areas is inevitable. Such evidence is needed to justify the use of lethal methods in conservation policy.