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A detection dog has joined the fight to save seabirds on Rathlin Island.

Woody, the two-year-old Fox Red Labrador, will help trace any remaining ferrets on the island.

The ferrets pose a threat to puffins and other seabirds for which the island is renowned for.

Traps were deployed in October 2023 in the first stage of a world-first plan to eradicate ferrets and rats.

The team behind the LIFE Raft project hopes the complete removal of both invasive species will protect internationally-significant bird populations.

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[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Good boy Woody. Now, get the other invasive species.