✨Saturday Species Spotlight✨ European Polecat A large member of the weasel family, polecats were historically found across most of the UK, but were almost entirely wiped out in the early 20th century due to persecution by gamekeepers and habitat loss. By 1915, they were confined mainly to mid-Wales. In the past couple of decades their range has expanded and they have recolonised much of England and parts of Scotland through rewilding projects, natural spread and protection under law. They are no