The stoat is one of Ireland’s oldest mammals and carries quite a punch, probably because of its furtive nature and secretive ...

Credit: Getty Images / Photography by Linda Lyon Conservationists are celebrating the success of a large-scale stoat removal project in Orkney. The non-native mammals have wreaked havoc on ...

Stoats eat small birds and mammals, including the native Orkney vole A project to eradicate stoats from Orkney has been given the go-ahead after it was awarded £6m. The animals are said to pose a ...