Episode 26 Orkney Native Wildlife Project Special

In this special edition of the podcast Stephen is in Orkney to hear about work to protect its special, native wildlife. Orkney has its own native Vole species and also hosts globally important populations of seabirds, waders and other species. But that wildlife is under threat from an invasive predator, the Stoat. RSPB Scotland is part of a groundbreaking project that has set out to eradicate Stoats and protect native wildlife. Stephen hears from those involved in trapping, monitoring and biosecurity as part of this enormous undertaking. The Orkney Native Wildlife Project is a partnership between RSPB Scotland, NatureScot and Orkney Islands Council with generous support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and EU LIFE (LIFE17 UK/NAT/000557) as well as in kind and financial contributions from partners. The mop-up methodology trial was supported by the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot.

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Episode 26 Orkney Native Wildlife Project Special is an episode from Nature News from RSPB Scotland by RSPB Scotland.

This episode is 46:06 long.

This episode was published on Sep 29, 2023.

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