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Hiiumaa

American  
[hee-oo-mah] / ˈhi uˌmɑ /

noun

  1. an island in the Baltic, west of and belonging to Estonia. 373 sq. mi. (965 sq. km).


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Before the first reintroduction, in 2000 on a 100-square-kilometer island off Estonia called Hiiumaa, hunters and a trapper killed the island’s entire American mink population, the legacy of a defunct fur farm.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 16, 2017

Hiiumaa now has a thriving population of at least 100 animals.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 16, 2017

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