Orkney’s war on stoats

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 Scottish islands 15 years ago. Since 2019, nearly 6,500 stoats have …

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Bridge: Nov. 1, 2024

“Do German cats have an unlimited number of lives? Nein!” — graffiti. When today’s East overcalled eins spade, South offered a negative double, showing hearts but the wrong type of hand to bid zwei hearts. (He also suggested diamond tolerance …

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The week’s best photos

A critically endangered eastern mountain bongo calf lies in a bed of straw at Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire, England (Image credit: Woburn Safari Park) Scouts carry balloons during the 20th anniversary of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni’s coronation in Phnom …

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