Database of the European mink (Mustela lutreola L., 1761) on Kunashir Island

The dataset is devoted to 1 species - the European mink - Mustela lutreola (Class - Mammalia; Order - Carnivora). It includes the results of the observations of the European mink on the Kunashir island (Kuril Islands, Russia) in 2014-2021 and the site of the intentional introduction of European mink to the island in the 1980s in order to preserve an endangered species. Dataset includes 36 occurrences. In 23 cases, the footprints of minks were recorded in the snow or on sandbanks; in other cases, the animals were recorded visually or using camera traps. The Database of European mink on Kunashir Island confirms the existence of this species far from the main part of its severely declining distribution range.