41. British Wildlife Quiz Which has the most legs, a Arachnid (Spider), or an Insect? wildlife QUIZ. Answers.Q1. The Badger is. Q2. A Slowworm is a Legless Lizard. Q3. The polecat. Q4. http://www.angelfire.com/ny/jwbrown/quiz.html

Back WILDLIFE QUIZ Question This quiz is about the Animals found wild in the British Isles. Q1. Which animal is also known as a Brock? Q2. What type of animal is a Slowworm? Q3. Which animal has the old country name of Foul Martin? Q4. How many types of Snake are native to the British Isles? Q5. Which animal is also known as a Yaffle? Q6. Which group of Animals does the Large White aka Cabbage White belong to? Q7. How many types of native British Lizard are there? Q8. In The Wind in the Willows there is a creature called Ratty. What type of animal was Ratty based upon? Q9. The Deer listed here are all found in the British Isles, which ones are natives? Q10. How many types of Newt are native to the British Isles? Q11. Which of the following is the smallest? A Polecat, a Stoat, or a Weasel. Q12. Which is the larger, a Grey, or Red Squirrel? Q13. Is a Pine Martin, a Bird, a Fish, or a Mammal? Q14. What are the below? Q16. Which Animal has the old name of Conie?

42. Polecats III The polecat. Zoologist Series 3. 5, 161171. Longmans Green, London. Perry,R.(1978) wildlife in Britain and Ireland. Book Club Associates, London. http://www.bigcats.org/esa/polecat.html

Polecat lives on in ferret form The polecat is thought to have become extinct in Scotland before 1920, with the last sighting being recorded in Sutherland in 1912. The polecat was described by Ritchie (1920) as 'once an abundant and universally distributed denizen of the Scottish wilds'. Perry (1978) reports that six hundred polecat pelts were on sale in the Dumfries fur market in 1831, but none thirty years later. Harvie-Brown (1881) stated that the polecat was almost extinct in the Scottish borders by 1850. Thirty years later, apart from north of the Moray Firth, it was absent from everywhere except the remoter parts of Ayrshire, Argyll, Perthshire, and Aberdeenshire. Langley and Yalden (1997) stated that the polecat lingered on later in the far north. In 1881 Harvie-Brown thought it was fairly common in Invernessshire, but by 1895 Harvie-Brown and Buckley recorded it as declining there and rare in Sutherland and Caithness in 1887. Ritchie (1920) recorded that the last polecat in Ross-shire was seen in 1902 and the last in Sutherland in 1912. This was the last polecat recorded in Scotland. Langley and Yalden (1977) concluded: It must be presumed that, in fact, the polecat became extinct in North Scotland around 1915, for otherwise the population should have expanded as did that in Wales, and as, indeed the Scottish population of

43. Alana Ecology Ltd book includes a review of previous distribution surveys, the findings of a new distributionsurvey by The Vincent wildlife Trust, polecat monitoring, recent http://www.alanaecology.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Species_Accounts__excludin

Online Catalogue Bookshop Mammals British Natural History Series Whittet Books A series of reader-friendly books on British animals and their natural history, each with many line drawings both serious and humorous. Choose From: Badgers by M Clark - £9.99 (hardback) Bats by P Richardson - £7.99 (paperback) Country Foxes by H Kolb - £7.99 (paperback) Deer by N Chapman - £7.99 (paperback) Hedgehogs by P Morris - £9.99 (hardback) Seals by S Anderson - £9.99 (hardback) Squirrels by J Holm - £7.99 (paperback) Urban Foxes by S Harris - £9.99 (hardback) Mammal Detective - R Strachan - £7.99 (paperback) Beavers - A. Kitchener - £9.99 (hardback) Ponies in the Wild - E. Gill - £9.99 (hardback) The Mammal Society and British Deer Series Price each: Choose From: The Water Vole The Wildcat The Badger The Otter The Hedgehog The Red Squirrel The Dormouse The Edible Dormouse Stoats and Weasels Muntjac Roe Deer Chinese Water Deer Sika Deer Pine Marten Badgers Poyser, 1994 A comprehensive illustrated guide to the ecology and field observation of badgers. Hardback, 150 x 215mm, 128 pages

44. BBC - Wiltshire - The Exchange - Questions For Swindon's Wildlife rich in wildlife there are otters and water voles on its rivers and canals, anosprey was seen hunting at Stanton Park last autumn, and the polecat has been http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/the_exchange/wildlife_survey.shtml

CATEGORIES TV RADIO COMMUNICATE ... INDEX SEARCH FRIDAY 11th April 2003 Text only BBC Homepage England Wiltshire ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! THIS STORY LAST UPDATED: 02 January 2003 1426 GMT Questions for Swindon's wildlife If you go down to the woods today: not quite the menagerie you'd expect to find in and around Swindon! The people of Swindon are being enlisted in a new campaign to protect the borough's wildlife and are being asked to complete a survey looking at the spread of wildlife around the town. SEE ALSO If you're a Swindon resident, why not complete the Trust's questionnaire on-line. Click here BBC: Amazing Animals Homepage BBC: Wildfacts BBC Wiltshire: Wild garden for wild life WEB LINKS Wiltshire Wildlife Trust English Nature The Environment Agency Swindon Borough Council The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. FACTS The WWT Biodiversity Survey hopes to gather information on Swindon's wildlife and work out ways to further its protection.

45. Wildlife Photographer Mike Read Photo Libuary the full list exceeds 60,000 wildlife and landscape images. ThompsonÔs Gazelle female108D-5 Water Vole 52-D-3 Water Vole feeding 52-D-12 Western polecat 38-D http://www.mikeread.co.uk/photolist.htm

46. Wildlife Act 1953 protected although the Minister has the discretion to declare wildlife in this forthe purposes of farming, breeding, or selling , ferret, polecat, stoat or http://www.doc.govt.nz/About-DOC/002~Legislation/005~Wildlife-Act-1953.asp

Overview Legislation Concessions Permits ... Vacancies Legislation A Guide for Reserve Administering Bodies Conservation Act 1987 National Parks Act 1980 Reserves Act 1977 ... Tutae Ka Wetoweto Forest Bill Passed Wildlife Act 1953 The Wildlife Act deals with the protection and control of wild animals and birds and the management of game. The Act does not provide for a public process in decisions. For example, on licences for captive species, approval of deer farms or issue of wild animal recovery licences. Parts of the Act Part I - Protection of Wildlife The Act sets out in a series of schedules the levels of protection for different wildlife, listing those birds and animals which fall into each category. The categories are: Absolutely protected throughout New Zealand; Game - potentially this wildlife can be hunted within specified seasons, eg Canada goose, black swan, pukeko, mallard duck; Partially protected - if wildlife identified in this schedule causes damage or injury to land or to property on land (eg stock), the occupier, subject to the relevant regulations, can kill it. Includes black shag, harrier hawk and little owl; Able to be hunted - from time to time at the discretion of the Minister, eg black swan, mutton bird, pukeko, little shag, South Island weka;

47. The Wildlife Triangle Monitoring Scheme The wildlife triangle is a permanent census line for forest wildlife monitoring fox,raccoon dog, brown bear, stoat, weasel, American mink, polecat, pine marten http://www.rktl.fi/english/wildlife/monitoring/triangle.html

Select area Fisheries research Socioeconomic Research Wildlife research Reindeer research Aquaculture Fisheries and hunting statistics Organization Frontpage Back to wildlife research The wildlife triangle scheme is a joint effort by the Finnish Game and Fisheries Institute and Finnish Hunters' Central Organization The wildlife triangle network includes more than 1 600 triangles. The three man chain covers a census belt of 60 m. A total wolf population of less than 100 animals annually makes 15-20 tracks on on the wildlife triangles. Monitoring wildlife populations The wildlife triangle scheme The wildlife triangle is the main monitoring program for forest wildlife populations in Finland. The wildlife triangle census, started in 1988, has three main objectives: 1) To improve sustainable harvest using bag recommendations based on annual census data. 2) To obtain in depth knowledge on habitat requirements of different wildlife species and their response to changes in the environment. 3) To incorporate as many wildlife species as possible into the same monitoring scheme.

48. Reasons California and is related to a family of animals that include weasels, skunks, the blackfootedferret, and the steppe polecat. 3. Ferrets may threaten native wildlife. http://home.worldonline.nl/~wfu/cal_info.html

Report from the California Research Bureau; FERRETS: A SELECTIVE OVERVIEW OF ISSUES AND OPTIONS. Prepared by Kenneth W Umbach, PhD Ed Notes: The California State Library is a research library for state government. This is their report on the ferret issue in California. This is a selective review background and issues, drawn primarily from existing documents and articles, supplemented by interviews with state and federal personnel in several states. What is a ferret? "Ferret" is the common name for Mustela putorius furo, a subspecies of the polecat, Mustela putorius. (The sincorrectly called a 'polecat' led a 'polecat' is a different species from the polecat, although both species emit a malodorous spray.) The black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes is a different species, and is endangered. In 1986, only 18 individuals of the species remained, although an effort is under way to breed and reintroduce the species into the Midwest area of the U.S. Except as otherwise specifically noted, the information below refers to the domesticated ferret, often kept as a pet where allowed (currently in all states but California and Hawaii) and sometimes used for hunting and rat control. This discussion does not encompass the black-footed ferret or the polecat except as explicitly mentioned. Ferrets are sometimes humorously called "carpet sharks" and described as "fur-covered Slinkies" in recognition of their flexibility) or "sock-puppets with legs." They are widely viewed as playful, curious, highly active, and sociable, although not inclined to become attached to a home ("lacking a homing instinct"). They are carnivores and require a meat-based diet. Their teeth are unusually sharp, even when they are quite young and they tend, as one biologist put it, to "explore the world with their mouths."

49. Polecats polecats. Photographer unknown,taken from the Vincent wildlife Trustpolecat Project. Granted, there is only one polecat described http://tatooine.fortunecity.com/bester/296/polecat.html

web hosting domain names email addresses related sites Polecats Photographer unknown,taken from the Vincent Wildlife Trust Polecat Project. Granted, there is only one polecat described in the Redwall series, and that is Malkariss of Mattimeo . However, to describe the ferret below, one must describe its ancestor the polecat. Now the polecat described in this series is the European Polecat ( Mustela putorious ). With the exception of the endangered Black-Footed Ferret ( Mustela nigripes ) of N. America, there are no polecats in N. America. The European polecat, then is a brown mustelid with darker limbs and a dark facial mask. Now Malkariss was described as a white polecat. I know that in many older dictionaries, the ferret is described as being a domesticated form of the European polecat that is usally white. This means that either BJ confused ferret with polecats or Malkariss was albino. It is difficult to say, but I will opt for the latter. web hosting domain names Powered by Ampira

50. UK Defra Environmental Protection Statistics, Wildlife for example, the polecat and otter (see also Table 9.9). Information associatedwith this page Data Tables Data in various formats for download wildlife. http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/statistics/des/wildlife/ch090710.htm

51. Wildlife And Countryside - UK Department For Environment, Food & Rural Affairs A Guide to wildlife Law Enforcement in the United Kingdom. The schedules to the wildlifeand Countryside Act 1981. Schedule 6. Bats, Typical (all species), polecat. http://www.defra.gov.uk/paw/publications/law/appenda6.htm

A Guide to Wildlife Law Enforcement in the United Kingdom The schedules to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Schedule 6 Animals which may not be killed or taken by certain methods Badger Marten , Pine Bats , Horshoe (all species) Otter , Common Bats , Typical (all species) Polecat Cat , Wild Porpoise , Harbour (otherwise known as Common porpoise) Dolphin , Bottle-nosed Shrews (all species) Dormice (all species) Squirrel , Red Hedgehog Previous Contents Next Published 26 February 1998 PAW Home Page Defra Home Page

52. Highland Wildlife Park, Kincraig, Kingussie, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK Species to Support at the Highland wildlife Park. Carnivores arctic fox, badger,northern lynx, otter, pine marten, polecat, Scottish wildcat and wolf. http://highlandwildlifepark.org/sponsorship.htm

Kincraig, Kingussie Inverness-shire, PH21 1NL Scotland, UK T: +44 (0)1540 651270 ANIMAL SPONSORSHIP The Animal Sponsorship Scheme at the Highland Wildlife Park helps us in our vital conservation work and in keeping our animals healthy and happy! Your support helps towards the costs of feeding, providing naturalistic and stimulating enclosures, and any veterinary costs. Species to Support at the Highland Wildlife Park Birds: Carnivores: arctic fox, red fox, badger, northern lynx, european otter, pine marten, polecat, Scottish wildcat and wolf Hooved Animals: Rodents: beaver, red squirrel There are six types of sponsorship available: As standard red pack, plus additional complimentary ticket and name listed at enclosure PR, including press and photo call For more details and an application form please contact Edinburgh Zoo Sponsorship Department either by telephone on 0131 314 0334 or by e-mail on: sponsorship@rzss.org.uk

53. Spotlight On Wildlife - Black-footed Ferret breeding programs conducted by several state and federal wildlife agencies and zoos intothe European Ferret (Mustela putorius) commonly known as the polecat. http://www.edu-source.com/spotlight/bfferett.html

The Black-footed Ferret is one of three species of ferrets in the world. This endangered animal requires large prairie dog colonies that provide food and shelter. In modern times rural development has fragmented and reduced much prairie dog habitat, which in turn has caused severe population declines of black-footed ferrets. Little is known about the biology of the elusive black-footed ferret. Several zoos in the United States and Canada are cooperating in the housing and breeding of the remaining ferrets. Offspring from these efforts are being reintroduced into the wild. This has had cautious success. Disease and limited prairie dog range hamper this program. A large area of prairie and very many prairie dogs are needed to support just a few black-footed ferrets. Prairie dogs comprise about 90 per cent of this animal's diet. It is estimated that a family of four black-footed ferrets will eat over 700 prairie dogs per year. Other predators rely on prairie dog populations as well. These include burrowing owls, swift fox, badgers, golden eagles and prairie falcons. The black-footed ferrets are about 20 - 24 inches long, including a 6 inch tail. They weigh up to two and a half pounds. They have short strong legs, a short furry tail and protruding ears.They have the appearance of a yellowish-brown body with a distinctive black mask across the face, and black on the feet and on the tip of their tails.

54. Action For Wildlife - The Durham Biodiversity Plan 5000, 01/04/2002 to 01/03/2002. Durham wildlife trust. 1000, 01/04/2002 to 01/03/2002. Localspecies, Pine marten statement. Local species, polecat statement. http://www.ukbap.org.uk/asp/lbap.asp?ID=425

55. Action For Wildlife - The Durham Biodiversity Plan Northumbrian Water. 5000, 01/04/2002 to 01/03/2002. Durham wildlife trust. Local species,Pine marten statement, Published. Local species, polecat statement, Published. http://www.ukbap.org.uk/plans/lbap/lbap425.htm

home biodiversity plans research ... contacts Plan name Action for Wildlife - The Durham Biodiversity Plan Plan coverage Durham County, Darlington, Gateshead, Sunderland, South Tyneside Website No information Overarching plan(s) No information Neighbouring Plans No information Region / Country North East Partners involved Darlington Borough Council Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Durham County Council Durham Wildlife trust ... Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council LA21 - County Durham Northumberland BAP Northumbrian Water Royal Society for the Protection of Birds South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Sunderland City Council ... Tyne Tees FWAG Funding Source Amount Duration English Nature 01/04/2002 to 01/03/2002 Durham County Council 01/04/2002 to 01/03/2002 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council 01/04/2002 to 01/03/2002 Darlington Borough Council 01/04/2002 to 01/03/2002 City of Sunderland No information 01/04/2002 to 01/03/2002 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council 01/04/2002 to 01/03/2002 Northumbrian Water 01/04/2002 to 01/03/2002 Durham Wildlife trust 01/04/2002 to 01/03/2002 Stage and status of initiative Stage Status Date Review date Introductory document Introductory guide published Information collation / audit Published for Durham Action plan Published Species for which action plans have been prepared (or are in preparation) Local/UK Species Species Status Local species Dark-red helleborine Implementing HAPs/SAPs Local species Adder Implementing HAPs/SAPs Local species

56. VDGIF > Wildlife > Virginia Birding & Wildlife Trail 298, Dark Horse Hollow Picnic Area. 299, polecat Trail. 300, Seven SistersTrail. 305, Beaver Dam Creek Trail. 311, The Big Survey wildlife ManagementArea. http://www.dgif.state.va.us/wildlife/vbwt/mountain/new_river_valley.asp

HOME WILDLIFE MOUNTAIN OVERVIEW VBWT:Mountain - New River Valley Site Nominations: Devils Den Nature Preserve Cascades Castle Rock Recreation Facility Falls of Dismal Farley Memorial Wayside Glen Alton Glen Lyn Park Mountain Lake Hotel New River @ Eggleston River Trails War Spur Trail Virginia Tech Museum of Natural History Bisset Park/Riverway Trail Brown Farm Park Deerfield Trail Pandapas Pond Riverview Park Riverview Park to Bisset Park/Dedmon Center via water/land Wildwood Park Saddle Overlook (Blue Ridge Parkway) Claytor Lake State Park

57. Wildlife In Wales wildlife in Wales. Seabirds Skomer; Wild pony; polecat, a few left in themore remote areas of central and north Wales, like the Tregaron Bog; http://www.wales-calling.com/wildlife.htm

Wildlife in Wales Seabirds Colonies on islands like Caldey, Bardsey, Skomer (famous for Manx shearwaters), Grassholm (for gannets) Razorbill, kittiwakes, guillemots Dale Sailing operate trips to Skomer, Skokholm and Grassholm if you want to visit these nature reserves Moorland Birds Red kite, the last breeding kites in Britain are in remote Welsh valleys like Gwenffrwd in central Dyfed. choughs and ring ouzels in Snowdonia buzzards Llangorse lake in the Brecon Beacons has lots of ducks, grebes and warblers. Animals Red deer Otter in many streams Grey Seal - a large colony off Ramsey Island, more off Skomer Wild pony Polecat, a few left in the more remote areas of central and north Wales, like the Tregaron Bog Pine Martin White Cattle at Dynevor Feral Goat on the high mountain scree of Snowdonia Skomer Vole, unique to Skomer, and easily observed as it is very tame Plants moorlands with heather, bilberry, and bog asphodel Snowdon lily Tenby Daffodil Native oak woods Alpine plants of Cader Idris Whitebeam shrub on the Craig y Cilau Cliffs in the National Nature Reserve in Brecon Beacons park Places Anglesey - seabird colonies Bardsey Island - Manx shearwaters Gower - Whitford Burrows National Nature Reserve Gwenffrwd - red kites at the RSPB reserve Great Ormes Head - plants, birds, and butterflies

58. Gardening For Wildlife And Wild Flower Conservation It seems so worthwhile to help preserve our wildlife and beautiful native wild BatsBadgers Foxes polecat (one) Rabbits Mice Rats Grey Squirrels Field Voles http://www.wildlifeforever.net/records.htm

Records of Wildlife The proof of the pudding is in the eating and over the years the place has been transformed to an environment teeming with life, from insects all the way through to birds of prey like owls, kestrels, sparrow hawks and buzzards. I have even seen one skylark! At the moment there a 6 hen pheasants and 2 cock birds, which do breed on the place but sadly very few chicks survive. I regularly spot badgers and foxes, there is much evidence of digging and the field is it is crisscrossed with wildlife paths and tunnels. Sadly, there are no hedgehogs present. Badgers eat hedgehogs. Yes there is also an increase in rooks, magpies and rats which I occasionally shoot with great reluctance and little impact on their population. I fear that rats and cats do more damage to young birds than all the magpies put together. I once saw a rat take a baby rabbit, much larger than itself, just imagine what it would do with pheasant, duck or moorhen chicks. Rats are very good swimmers and can climb trees to get to any nests and they are very difficult to control. In the summer it is a joy to see swallows, swifts and house martins and at dusk numerous bats swooping over the meadow which is full of insects, butterflies, humming with the noise of bees and crickets. It is a great thrill to see large grass snakes basking in the sun. The difference with 'green' farmland is quite startling.

59. What Have You Seen?: A Part Of The Shropshire Wildlife Trust Site Otter; Dormouse; Water Vole; Hare; polecat. Shropshire wildlife Trust 193 Abbey ForegateShrewsbury Shropshire SY2 6AH Tel 01743 284 280 Fax 01743 284 281 enquiries http://www.shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/nrseen.html

/* Static Top Menu Script Modified by Siserone Ltd */ Shropshire Wildlife Trust > Nature Reserves > What Have You Seen? What have you seen? Shropshire Wildlife Trust maintains a database of animals, birds, plants etc that have been seen on Nature Reserves and on designated Wildlife Sites and we are always pleased to receive up-to-date records for such sites. Send them to the Biological Records at the Trust offices (address below) or emailed as Word or Excel attachments to the Biological Records officer The Trust also maintains a record of all sightings of certain species (list below) that are reported wherever they may be in Shropshire. These are species that are of particular interest as they are included in the national or county biodiversity action plans or are target species that are declining or increasing. Details of these records will be passed on to the appropriate County Recorders. If you have seen any of the following listed species in Shropshire please complete the Report Form below with as much detail as possible. If you wish, you can also

60. Botswana Is Becoming A Disease Ridden International Polecat 29/8/02 Botswana is becoming a disease ridden international polecat. to the conclusion thatBasarwa were moved either to make way for diamonds or wildlife and tourism. http://www.survival-international.org/bush press gazette4.htm

This editorial appeared in the Botswana Gazette, 29 August 2002 Botswana is becoming a disease ridden international polecat IT is lamentable that the government has allowed the controversial resettlement of Basarwa to degenerate into an international human rights issue with the potential to sour Botswana's diplomatic relations with some of the country's traditional development partners. For reasons best known to itself, the government has throughout the process not come out with convincing reasons why it has moved Basarwa from the CKGR. Statements made by members of the European Union that government has been less than sensitive in relocating Basarwa are disturbing. These statements come less than two weeks after the former American Ambassador to Botswana, John Lange, said conditions in the new camps are appalling and in the long term unsustainable, while the government continues to argue otherwise. It is disturbing to hear that Basarwa in the CKGR complain of forced removal, while the government persists with the apparent myth that all resettlement was voluntary. Government officials, in their zeal to implement what they perceive to be government policy, have obviously exceeded their mandate; it is discomfiting that they enjoy government protection for acting in an appallingly manner against the least empowered members of our society.

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