A wildlife group is aiming to eradicate invasive American mink from all of Britain after ridding them from part of England during a three-year trial. This involved a new approach that used the scents ...

Between September to January of this year, mink in three Polish farms tested positive for the pandemic coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2— presenting a concerning mystery as to how the animals became infected.

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, ...

Bloody snouts, clumsiness—these were among the signs last October that mink on a Spanish fur farm had a problem. The subsequent identification of the culprit, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, ...

A new variant of avian influenza appears capable of spreading among mammals, highlighting the need for more proactive surveillance, experts said. By Emily Anthes Early last October, the mink on a fur ...

Abnormal behaviour has been related to differences in cognitive function and reduced animal welfare. However, these associations are understudied, and little is known about how various forms of ...

The North American Animal Liberation Press Office says they do not know the identity of the vandals who illegally released 40,000 mink into a populated area, but they definitely see the act as a ...