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Click here to go back Details of this species in Lovat River Status: Alien Invasiveness: Invasive Occurrence: Reported Source: MacDonald and Harrington, 2003 Arrival Date: 1988 Introduction: Intentional Species Notes for this Location: Management Notes for this Location: Location Notes: Impacts: Competition: The appearance of the Mustela vison in 1988 coincided with the documented decline of the European mink (see Mustela lutreola in IUCN Red List of Threatened Species). There is considerable overlap in the diet of the two species. Predation: The arrival of the Mustela vison in the Lovat River in Belarus is associated with significant declines in the water vole (see Arvicola terrestris in IUCN Red List of Threatened Species) population (Macdonald et al., 2002). Last Modified: 13/03/2006 12:34:20 p.m.