The first known case of the novel coronavirus in a non-captive wild animal has now been confirmed, according to an alert issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. A wild mink in Utah ...

A wild mink in Utah was the first wild animal in the U.S. found with COVID-19. Credit: Peter Trimming via Wikipedia, CC BY-SA Gorillas have been affected by human viruses in the past and are ...

Last year in September animal activists released thousands of ... “These mink survive and thrive in the wild. Mink are native to North American and they are genetically wild.

A museum collection from Cornell University was used to study skulls of wild American mink while European fur farms provided skulls of domesticated animals. For the feral population, Dechmann and ...

White-tailed deer and mink are the only two species of animals that have been found harboring the virus in the wild. White-tailed deer and mink are the only two species of animals that have been ...

has already been confirmed to have contracted HPAI in the wild. “As disease transmission vectors, mink fur production facilities pose a risk to public health and human safety,” said Jennifer Hauge, ...

Mink, which resemble ferrets and weasels, are not considered dangerous wild animals, the Ohio Department of Agriculture said. But the department advises people in the area to keep a close eye on ...

In addition to being bad for wild animals like other mink, releasing the mink is also bad for the mink themselves. "Mass mink releases are one of the most horrifically cruel things a person can do ...

Native to North America, mink have been domesticated and are farmed in Europe for their fur. The animals that have escaped and formed feral populations there are separated from any wild mink by ...

They're also going to be competing against wild mink." Reeder says this could have a negative impact on our ecosystem. Any small animals could be at risk. "I would have my chickens locked up real ...

many animal advocates say that the tactic is questionable at best, given that farm-bred mink are less likely to survive in the wild. Mink are native to Pennsylvania, according to the game ...