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The reason American mink have such a big impact on native wildlife in the UK is because such species have only had 50 years to adapt to American mink being here, whereas they have been in America for hundreds of thousands of years. Here is some information about some of the impacts which have been researched, but to find out more, please get in contact.
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American mink have an impact on the rural economy through the loss of species visitors come to see. The loss of fish in fishing lochs is common in some areas and wildlife tour operators rely on wildlife being seen. American mink can remove, or cause serious decline to many of the native species which people like to see as they walk, canoe and bird watch in the Scottish countryside. They can therefore affect the attractiveness of an area to these types of visitors. Anglers in particular spend around £113m annually on their sport and support around 2,800 jobs so the knowledge that fish stocks are declining can affect anglers visiting an area.
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