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At the end of summer a careful observer may notice grown-up ducks or geese without feathers. Should one help such birds or leave them alone? Read why and how birds change their plumage in "Birds change their plumage at the end of summer".

American Mink (Neovison vison)

This is a North American member of the Mustelidae family found in Alaska, Canada and most of the United States. Since the 50s of the 20th century it has occur also in Europe, where it was brought as the fur-bearing animal. Wild populations of that species, originated by individuals which had run away from the husbandry or had been released by ecological activists, live on Iceland, Scandinavian countries, Great Britain, Spain, France, Germany, Poland and part of Russia.

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177 bird species have been observed in vicinity of the Nida river. 143 from among them are hatching there (which is a 1/3 of all Polish bird species). 20 of those species are listed in the “Polish Red Book of Animals”.