At least two American companies, as well as Russian researchers, are working on coronavirus vaccines for mink. The animals have grown sick and died in large numbers from the virus, which they have ...

During its peak, in the early 1980s, a mink coat typically cost $8,000 to $50,000 (£6,000-£36,000) but could go above $400,000 (£292,000) for all-belly black Russian mink. Today it’s a ...

The European mink, also known as the Russian mink, is part of the mustelid family which also includes otters, weasels, ferrets and badgers. Due to an ongoing reduction in population, European ...

For example, the price for a male mink's pelt was 300 yuan ($48) or more, and that of a female was 200 yuan, at the peak in 2013. But in 2014, male pelts were priced at an average of 180 yuan.

China's mink farmers feel the chill as Russian market weakens By Wang Zhuoqiong In Beijing And Zhao Ruixue In Weihai, Shandong. (China Daily) Updated: 2015-02-27 07:10.