Stoat cull credited with rise in Orkney curlew numbers

The number of Curlew Wading birds in Orkney is increasing again an impulse to reduce the number of predators.

Carnivorous mammals are classified as an invasive species in the islands, and a sacrifice program for folded cards in 2019.

At that time, a survey suggested that the population of Curlew had decreased by 50% in a decade.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said that the latest data indicated a 21% increase in the species in Orkney, in contrast to continental Scotland and other parts of the United Kingdom.

When Orkney’s native wildlife project advanced to eliminate the armed in 2019, it was estimated that there were 12 curler’s crisses per square kilometer.

Now it is believed that this has risen to Anverage or 14.5 reproductive couples, after more than 7,000 stolets were eliminated in what is believed to be the largest programs of eradication of predators that will be held on an inhabited island.

Anne McCall, director of RSPB Scotland, said: “It is fantastic to see that the hard work of the project team and many volunteers are beginning to restore a positive future for vulnerable species in Orkney.

“This is the first important population survey for mosquito birds since the work began to eliminate Orkney armed and the signs are really promising, since it is reduced to Curlew.

The artillons first saw Orkney in 2010, although it is still a mystery how they reached the islands.

A theory is that they arrived with a load from the continent, such as hay, but they may have launched their leg intentionally to control rabbit populations.

In addition to Curlew, they represent a threat to a series of native species, including the Vole Orkney, the Short Ears and the Harrier chicken.

Orkney’s native wildlife project says he uses lethal traps to kill Stats humanly.

The use of the eradication project of more than 40 people and also uses specialized dogs to locate animals.

RSPB said Curlew numbers had continued to decrease in continental scotland and other places.

Surveys suggest that popios have decreased by 13% between 2012 and 2022, and has a broader decrease in the United Kingdom or around 50% since 1995.