Summary
HER Majesty's tiniest subjects have made a remarkable comeback at her Highland retreat. Three years ago, water voles were on the brink of extinction on the vast estates in and around Balmoral, on Deeside.
The animal, once a common sight on waterways all over Scotland, had been almost annihilated by predatory American mink.See the full content of this document
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How a Cull of Wild Mink Put 'Ratty' On Road to Recovery [Scot Region Edition 2]
Now a programme to exterminate the mink, a species alien to the area, has resulted in the rapid recovery of one of Britain's most threatened ...
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