European polecat populations. Compared to other British carnivores, such as otters and badgers, the polecat has received little exposure in popular media. A study conducted on rural school children showed only 3.8% of the surveyed children could identify polecats in photographs, whereas 83.7% correctly identified otters. A caged polecat appears as a key character of Saki's short story "Sredni Vashtar". European polecat The European polecat ("Mustela putorius") – also known as the common ferret, black or forest polecat, or fitch (as well as some other names) – is a species of mustelid native to western Eurasia and north Morocco. It is of
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