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Orkney's war on stoats
The Orkney Native Wildlife Project (ONWP), led by the RSPB, has been working to protect the populations of ground-nesting hen harriers and the Orkney vole, a species listed as vulnerable in Scotland.
Stoats run rampant on the Orkney islands and have naughtily been hunting said wildlife creatures and birds such as hen harriers, oystercatchers, and curlews, minimizing the population exponentially.
The Orkney Native Wildlife Project is a collaborative effort between RSPB Scotland, NatureScot, and Orkney Islands Council.
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