A woman in Pennsylvania spotted a rarely seen animal, a wild ermine (also known as a stoat or short-tailed weasel) in a ...

So in August 2022, when conservation workers on the island identified a single male stoat, a weasel-like mammal native to Eurasia and North America that preys on a variety of animals and birds ...

Stoats (part of the same taxonomic family as badgers, weasels and otters) were first reported on Orkney in 2010, according to the ONWP, and soon began to threaten the island's ecosystem.

So I have come to know a lot about this species. As a wildlife artist, Rob has devoted years to studying the wild stoats and weasels in his garden to capture their cheeky nature for his paintings.