Marbled polecat of at least 30% in the previous 10 years. In 1996, it had been considered a species of least concern. The decline in marbled polecat populations thought to be due to habitat destruction (cultivation) and reduction in available prey by use of rodenticides. In Pakistan, it is listed as an endangered species. The marbled polecat was once sought for its fur, generally known as "fitch" or more specifically, "perwitsky" in the fur trade.<ref name="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perwitsky"></ref> In 1945, Kabul shopkeepers were reported to have kept marbled polecats to exterminate rodents. Their journals also show some developed an adverse reaction to the strong
Polecat Creek Bridge becomes SW Butler Rd.. Continue on SW Butler Rd. through Rose Hill to 230th St.. Polecat Creek Bridge is one and one half miles east on the gravel road. Polecat Creek Bridge Polecat Creek Bridge is a stone arch bridge built of Kansas limestone crossing Polecat Creek, a clear water creek. It is located in the southwest corner of Butler County, Kansas two miles from Sedgwick County, Kansas on SW Butler Road. It was built at the turn of the 20th century and is included on the National Register of Historic Places in Butler County, Kansas. Directions: From Wichita, Kansas