Friday, while on a ride (bicycle) I came across this little box anchored at the edge of an inlet to the Spey. As I was wearing my contact lenses, I couldn't read the note attached to the top and had to return the next day. The water levels had also dropped and it was possible to pull the chain holding it in place.
It is a mink trap.
The notice told us the purpose of trapping was because the mink have endangered water voles by their verocious appetite. Persumably the minks are then humanely slaughtered. I wonder if they make their pelts into coats?
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