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Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Seabirds treble on Lundy after island is declared rat-free

RSPB study shows rats culling favoured nesting of puffins and shearwaters

For years, they were the scourge of seabirds seeking to nest on Lundy.

But since rats were expunged from the island off the coast of Devon 15 years ago, the seabird population has trebled to 21,000 birds.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2WkJa4j

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