Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland is ferret-free after £4.5m five-year partnership led by RSPB NI Predatory feral ferrets have been removed from an island for the first time ever, in a boost for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woody the biosecurity dog and Claire Barnett from RSPB NI [BBC] In a world-first, Rathlin Island, off the coast of County Antrim, ...

Since the removal of the invasive species, a native seabird, the Manx shearwater, has returned to breeding on Rathlin Island for the first time in 20 years Getty Northern Ireland's Rathlin Island is ...

In a world-first, Rathlin Island has eradicated ferrets - and residents have a special conservation dog to thank. The non-native predator was introduced to the island in the 1980s and has wreaked ...

A dad out on a walk went to inspect a ‘moving a plastic bag’ — which turned out to be a rare one-in-100,000 albino squirrel. Oliver Reynolds, 45, was strolling around Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent, on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A photo of a ferret (Mustela putorius furo) in the grass in Bavaria, Germany The conservation effort was made to protect native ...

There were an estimated 100 ferrets on Rathlin Island before the eradication (stock photo) A "world-first" conservation scheme has successfully eradicated feral ferrets from Rathlin Island to protect ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Rathlin Island is celebrating a major environmental victory after fully eradicating feral ferrets that were ...

As you explore in Heartopia, you'll find Animal Troughs scattered throughout each region. These are locations where you can offer food to the local wildlife, building up a foundational relationship ...