Ferrets, believed introduced in the 1980s, were responsible for the mass deaths of seabirds, including Atlantic puffins ...

Conservationists working to protect Rathlin Island's at-risk seabirds are hopeful that they have rid the island of its invasive ferret population. Launched in 2021, the five-year £4.5m the LIFE ...

Puffins are late arrivals to the island, joining the hundreds of thousands that swarm the island for the nesting season ...

A project to combat invasive species on Rathlin Island has said it is “optimistic” that a species of bird-killing, domestic ferret has been completely eradicated. Councillors in the Causeway ...