West Falklands he found parts of a Warrah – the Falklands wolf – a species that has been extinct for more than 130 years. The Islands’ only land mammal and its origin is something of an enigma.

The extermination of the Warrah, which was seen as posing a threat to the newly introduced sheep on the Falklands, was easy due to the animal’s apparent total lack of fear of humans. Charles ...