American mink have been introduced to China and numerous European countries, including Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Finland, France, Germany, UK, Iceland, and Ireland.
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