Field experiments testing the roles of relatedness in vole demography make different assumptions on the ability of voles to recognize their unfamiliar kin and this may have contributed to their ...

Orkney, an archipelago off the coast of Scotland, is experiencing an incredible comeback in terms of its delicate, indigenous ecosystem, and it's in large part thanks to the world's biggest stoat ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images / Photography by Linda Lyon Conservationists are celebrating the success of ...

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND—The Los Angeles Times reports that rodents may have been a source of food at Skara Brae, the Neolithic settlement on the Orkney Islands. Biologist Jeremy Herman of the National ...

Chris Packham uncovers the secrets revealed by the DNA of Orkney's unique vole, Neil Oliver explores Orkney's tombs and monuments, Dr Shini Somara experiments to discover how the Orcadians could have ...