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flag Feral ferrets eradicated from Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland, after a five-year effort, restoring seabird populations and poultry farming.

flag A groundbreaking conservation project has successfully eradicated feral ferrets from Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland, marking the first time an invasive predator has been fully removed from an inhabited island worldwide. flag The five-year effort, led by RSPB Northern Ireland and funded by multiple agencies, used traps, drones, cameras, and a detection dog named Woody to eliminate the ferrets, which had devastated seabird populations, including puffins and Manx shearwaters, and damaged local poultry. flag No ferrets have been detected since October 2023, and early signs show increased seabird breeding, restored chicken-raising, and hope for future rat eradication. flag The success offers a model for combating invasive species globally.

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