Island's seabirds triple after rat removal
The number of seabirds on an island in the Bristol Channel has soared following the eradication of rats, conservationists have revealed. There has been a boost in the numbers of Manx shearwater, puffins and guillemots on Lundy Island 15 years after a project to remove rats ended. The RSPB said the number of seabirds on the island, off Devon, had tripled to 21,000.
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