Conservationists are celebrating the success of a large-scale stoat removal project in Orkney. The non-native mammals have wreaked havoc on indigenous birds and voles since their arrival on the ...

The carnivorous mammals are classed as an invasive species in the islands, and a culling programme for stoats began in 2019. At the time, a survey suggested the curlew population had declined by ...

DOC has intensified trapping at a wild takahē site in the Greenstone Valley near Queenstown after four recent takahē deaths pointed to stoat predation. Ngāi Tahu and DOC first released takahē ...

The number of curlew wading birds in Orkney is on the rise again after a drive to reduce the number of predatory stoats. The carnivorous mammals are classed as an invasive species in the islands ...