Dossier
Orkney
Coverage of Orkney in the Nexus archive.
- Magnus the wandering walrus leaves Scotland for Norway
Magnus, a young male walrus, has left Scotland for Norway after swimming 400 miles across the North Sea, ending his time as a local celebrity in Scotland. He was first spotted in Orkney on April 16. Magnus had drawn delighted crowds along the north-east coast of Scotland.
- More than 15m oysters to be released in the North Sea for UK rewilding project
More than 15 million juvenile oysters will be released into the North Sea as part of a UK rewilding project aimed at repairing marine ecosystems and sequestering carbon. The initiative, using a unique rearing process, seeks to re-establish a large oyster bed around Orkney, triggering a 'trophic cascade' of ecological benefits.