How an island became ferret free - thanks, in part, to Woody the wonderdog

More than 400 traps were laid across the island in a £4.5m project which featured a specially-trained detection dog called ...

Inhabited Island Eradicates Its Entire Invasive Ferret Population to Save Over 250,000 Seabirds

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 ...

Predatory feral ferrets removed from an island for the first time ever

Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland is ferret-free after £4.5m five-year partnership led by RSPB NI ...

Wonder dog saves island's seabirds from invasive ferrets

A specially trained dog has used his super-smelling powers to save seabirds on Rathlin Island, just off the coast of Northern Ireland. Woody the red fox labrador has helped get rid of the pesky ...