American Mink

Neovison vison

American Minks are long bodied mustelids that typically have dark fur with long tails, short legs, smallish heads and pointed snouts.

Male Lazuli Bunting Plus American Mink Family Photos

By Mia McPherson|2021-07-16T06:40:27-05:00July 16th, 2021|Categories: American Mink, Birds, Lazuli Buntings, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, American Mink, break, bunting, buntings, canyon, creek, creek bank., diving, foraging, grasses, hidden, Lazuli Bunting, male, mink, minks, mountains, mustelids, Neovison vison, Passerina amoena, perched, riparian habitat, running, summer, water|

I started my morning off yesterday in the Wasatch Mountains photographing an American Mink family that appeared on the bank of a creek.

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Wild Utah Mink Tests Positive For Coronavirus

By Mia McPherson|2023-10-02T16:46:36-05:00December 15th, 2020|Categories: American Badgers, American Mink, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Long-tailed Weasels, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: 2020, adult, American Badger, American Mink, badger, badgers, burrow, coronavirus, Covid-19, creek, fog, grasses, Long-tailed Weasel, mammals, marsh, mink, minks, Mustela frenata, mustelid, mustelids, Neovison vison, one-eared, rocks, shore, shoreline, standing, Taxidea taxus, vegetation, water, weasel, weasels, winter coat|

I'm concerned for our wild American Mink and have begun to wonder of the coronavirus could be passed to the other native mustelids here in Utah.

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An American Mink In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|2021-07-16T06:44:44-05:00August 28th, 2019|Categories: American Mink, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: American Mink, creek, creek bank., frost, grasses, low light, mink, minks, mountains, mustelid, Neovison vison|

I was excited to have been able to take a decent image of an American Mink when I found this one in the Wasatch Mountains yesterday morning.

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