A programme of rat eradication began in 2017 and winter grazing has now been implemented to keep vegetation low, so predator cover is reduced. The charity's nature reserves manager Andy Crory said the ...

Puffins were discovered nesting on the Isle of Muck Nature Reserve, off Islandmagee, this summer for the first time in Ulster ...

Puffins have been discovered nesting at a County Antrim nature reserve for the first time in a quarter of a century. This ...

A newly published study led by Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) has found that wild seabirds are more likely to split up in windy weather.

Puffins have been found nesting on a Co Antrim nature reserve for the first time in 25 years. The discovery was made by ...

It said the signs of recovery at the Isle of Muck have been visible for some time. Annual surveys began to record steady ...

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Analysis of global tracking data for 77 species of petrel has revealed that a quarter of all plastics potentially encountered in their search for food are in remote international waters -- requiring ...

Seabirds that consume a high level of plastic particles have a greater diversity of bacteria in their digestive system than those that ingest less plastic. But it isn’t clear what this increase in gut ...

Wild seabirds are more likely to split up in windy weather, according to a new study. The paper, published in the journal Animal Behaviour, was led by Edinburgh Napier University and also involved the ...