Stoats (part of the same taxonomic family as badgers, weasels and otters) were first reported on Orkney in 2010, according to the ONWP, and soon began to threaten the island's ecosystem.

A project to remove non-native stoats from Orkney has boosted threatened birds and a species of vole found only on the islands, conservationists said. The Orkney Native Wildlife Project ...

A project to remove non-native stoats from Orkney has boosted threatened birds and a species of vole found only on the islands, conservationists said. The Orkney Native Wildlife Project, which ...