A project to eradicate stoats from Orkney could take another five years and cost a further £8m to complete, it has been claimed. The Orkney Native Wildlife Project began trapping the animals in 2019 and has so far removed more than 5,000. The animals are said to pose a major threat to breeding seabirds as well as the native Orkney vole. Project organisers said the task was always going to be difficult but it was setback by Covid pandemic restrictions. Stoats are common in par