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Two-year-old labrador works to protect island's endangered inhabitants from deadly threat: 'When he works, he's really focused'
"It's a bit like a fox in a chicken house, they just want to kill, kill, kill." Two-year-old labrador works to protect island ...
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Rathlin Island: Project to protect seabirds from rats and ferrets
However, they have since contributed to the decline of birds breeding on the island. The seabird restoration project known as Rathlin Acting for Tomorrow is set to be the largest of its kind on ...
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Nettle dig 'positively' supports Rathlin's corncrakes
The population of corncrakes on Rathlin Island is being "positively" maintained with the help of an annual nettle dig, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has said. Since the ...
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Ferret detecting dog protecting Rathlin's puffins
in a final effort to make Rathlin free from these invasive non-native species. Thousands of people visit the island every year to witness the spectacle of birds including puffins nesting on the ...
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Nettles helping to bring back island's corncrakes
The population of corncrakes on Rathlin Island is being "positively" maintained with the help of an annual nettle dig, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has said. Since the ...
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Northern Ireland is a haven for nature lovers
Oh, and the onsite Kingfisher Café is a sanctuary ... thousands of birds that raise their chicks and cling to the island’s dramatic cliff edges. The Seabird Centre, located at Rathlin’s ...