Trapping invasive mink with gland scent ‘could help save British wildlife’
An invasive species of mink can be eradicated from Britain by luring them into cages using a scent from their own anal glands, according to a trial in East Anglia.
Over the last four years, conservationists have maintained a defensive wall of traps, cutting off the region from the rest of the country.
It is now free from mink which has led to an immediate recovery in the species it preys on, with
