Two species of water-loving mammals were once widespread in North Central Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma but their populations declined after human settlement, habitat modifications and a past demand ...

If Manly Hardy knew one thing, it was mink. Born in 1832 in Hampden, Maine, Hardy inherited his father’s fur trading business and spent much of his life trapping the fur-bearing mammals along the ...

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, ...

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — Two days after thousands of minks were released from a fur farm, some have been caught, and others killed. There are still countless minks running around Northumberland ...

One of the most “vicious” and rarely seen animals in North Carolina turned up this summer knee-deep in mud on a trail camera near Chapel Hill, according to N.C. Candid Critters. “Caught the elusive ...

SALEM, Ore.— Wildlife-advocacy and animal-protection groups sent an urgent letter today calling on Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and state officials to address mink fur farms’ escalating threats to public ...

A wild mink proved the perfect model for photographer Lynn Jones when she spotted it on the banks of the River Mersey. Instead of slinking off after taking a dip in the water in Stretford, it took its ...