Isles of Scilly Seabirds Protection (1 Viewer)

[Kits]

I thought this was good news for the Scilly seabirds.

Full article here.

Rats will be killed on two islands in the Isles of Scilly as part of a 25-year project to help protect seabirds.

Home to breeding populations of 14 species and approximately 20,000 birds, one of the islands' major threats is predation of eggs and chicks by rats.

Conservationists hope by clearing St Agnes and Gugh, the seabird population will be significantly restored.

The project has secured £700,000 in funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the EU LIFE programme.

 

[MJB]

I thought this was good news for the Scilly seabirds. Full article here. Rats will be killed on two islands in the Isles of Scilly as part of a 25-year project to help protect seabirds. Home to breeding populations of 14 species and approximately 20,000 birds, one of the islands' major threats is predation of eggs and chicks by rats. Conservationists hope by clearing St Agnes and Gugh, the seabird population will be significantly restored. The project has secured £700,000 in funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the EU LIFE programme.

I read about this worthwhile project on the BBC News website where an illiterate:C and innumerate:C headline writer described it as "Island's £7m rat-trap" (instead of "Islands' £700 000 rat-trap", there being two islands involved and not one).:-C
MJB