Editing Stoat (section)

===Predators===
Larger mammalian predators such as [[red fox]]es (''Vulpes vulpes'') and [[sable]]s (''Martes zibellina'') are known to prey on stoats.<ref name="s1025">{{Harvnb|Heptner|Sludskii|2002|p=1025}}</ref> Additionally, a wide range of [[birds of prey]] can take stoats, from small [[northern hawk-owl]]s (''Surnia ulula'') and [[short-eared owl]]s (''Asio flammeus'') to various [[Buteo|buzzards]], [[milvus|kites]], [[goshawk]]s, and  even [[Eurasian eagle-owl]]s (''Bubo bubo'') and [[golden eagle]]s (''Aquila chrysaetos'').<ref>Korpimäki, Erkki, and Kai Norrdahl. "Avian predation on mustelids in Europe 1: occurrence and effects on body size variation and life traits." Oikos (1989): 205–215.</ref> Although not classified as birds of prey, [[grey heron]]s (''Ardea cinerea'') are known to prey on stoats.<ref>SAWARA, Yuji, Muneki SAKUYAMA, and Gen DEMACHI. "Diets and foraging site utilization of the Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea, in the breeding season." Japanese Journal of Ornithology 43.2 (1994): 61–71.</ref>