The Ministry of Environment and Water (MEW) announced an important court decision related to invasive alien species in Bulgaria. The Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) definitively confirmed the ban on importing and breeding American mink, which coincides with the expansion of the European list of potentially dangerous biological species.
The European Commission updated the official registry by adding 22 new invasive species, including the American mink. The pan-European ban will come into effect on July 17, 2027, and currently the total number of registered invasive species reaches 112.
The ministerial order for the ban was issued in 2022 and was initially challenged by the only company owning a mink farm in the village of Madzherito, Stara Zagora region. The main arguments for the restriction are related to the extremely aggressive nature of the species and its destructive impact on local ecosystems.
Experts from MEW emphasize that the American mink poses a serious threat to local populations of birds, rodents, amphibians, and aquatic organisms. In addition to ecological risks, there is a potential danger of spreading zoonotic diseases, including coronaviruses.
The statistical data are extremely concerning – cases of American minks in the wild have been registered in 24 European countries, with sustainable populations already established in 19 countries. These minks are a direct threat to endangered European species, especially the European mink.
Bulgaria is joining a series of European countries that are introducing similar bans, including the United Kingdom, Austria, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Italy, France, and others. Outside the European Union, similar restrictions have been introduced in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, and parts of North America.
Some countries like Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland have introduced such strict requirements for breeding conditions that they have practically eliminated the economic feasibility of mink farms.
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The Supreme Administrative Court's decision was officially published on August 11, putting a final point in the discussion about the future of the American mink in Bulgaria.
Коментари (29)
BabaGanka
15.08.2025, 09:37Факт! Браво нна съда!
NQKOI
15.08.2025, 09:39Нямам думи колко правилно е това решение!
t. Стоянов
15.08.2025, 09:40Защитата на местната екосистема е важна!
286
15.08.2025, 10:22! Една по-малко екзотична напаст 😂🦝
ГРАЖДАНИН_Х
15.08.2025, 10:30Respect за съда! Местните язовци wins 🦫👌
IVANKA
15.08.2025, 10:31Lele,norkitesiotidohapodyavolite😂
fan_45
15.08.2025, 11:18факт!
martin_24
15.08.2025, 11:20най-после разумно ре6ение!!
SHEFA
15.08.2025, 11:21поне нещо смислено този път! 👏🌿
THEREALIVAN
15.08.2025, 11:23аз така мисля
asd1232013
15.08.2025, 11:24чисда, те тия норки са напраили пълен бъркотия в природата
BARONA
15.08.2025, 11:38Накрая някой мисли за природата! 👏🐾
tony_stark1984
15.08.2025, 13:01факт! добре 4е пазим родната екосистема
KOMBINATOR
15.08.2025, 13:01Най-после правилно решение за защита на местните екосистеми!
superman
15.08.2025, 13:12факт! Браво на съда, местната фауна преди всичко! 👎
martin_24
15.08.2025, 13:13факт, добре че защитаваме природата!
nqkoi
15.08.2025, 13:13abe molya te... koy shte kompensira zagubite?!!
shefa
15.08.2025, 14:19Най-после разумно решение! Инвазивните видове унищожават местната екосистема.
barona
15.08.2025, 14:22норка ни може, но чакам вlog за мечки които окупират софиq 😂🐻
r. петров
15.08.2025, 14:32Еко-победа! Не на инвазивните видове! 💪🌍
p. георгиев
15.08.2025, 14:32Браво, ннай-после мислим за природата! 🌿👏
MAGA
15.08.2025, 14:33ай, лошо на норкити! 🐾😂
pak_nishto
15.08.2025, 14:33Utre pak shte vnosim neshto drugo... Nishto novo.
babaganka
15.08.2025, 14:34Абе тия норки повече политика от политиците вър6ат 😂
EF12A
15.08.2025, 14:39факт! природата преди всичко!
FANATA
15.08.2025, 14:39факт! бисер ре6ение за природата
Doktora1974
15.08.2025, 14:41добри, че спираме тази инвазия 💥
кой_луднница_на
15.08.2025, 14:44луднница! кой щи каже на фермерите...
38792
15.08.2025, 15:33факт - най-после спираме тази инвазиq!