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Background The European mink (Mustela lutreola) used to inhabit the courses and banks of rivers and wetlands in central and northern Europe, but now its distribution is reduced to two small sub-populations. The eastern one, in north-eastern Russia, is rapidly disappearing due to the introduction of a competitor, the American mink (M. vison). The western ...

Background Bonelli's eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus) is restricted in Europe to Mediterranean landscapes with low or little vegetation such as garigue, dry grasslands and rocky habitats. The breeding adults are very territorial and sedentary, nesting on rocky cliffs up to 1500m above sea level. Young juveniles, on the other hand, travel extensively until the ...