In the Western Estonian islands, the European mink’s habitat is expanding from Hiiumaa to Saaremaa as 60 minks are released there this year.
When Zoologist Martin Silts first opened the door of his car in a Saaremaa forest, the European minks he was transporting got their first whiff of the forest that would become their home.
“Their journey began in Germany at the start of October,” Silts noted. “Then they traveled over 2,000 kilometers to Saaremaa, and we taught them how to catch live fish in enclosures. And now we’re in the process of releasing them.”
Saaremaa and Hiiumaa are now the…
