Now, Woody the detection dog has his nose trained on Rathlin’s rats. Ferrets and rats pose a grave risk to puffins and other seabirds who breed on Rathlin Island every year in their thousands.

Puffins, dolphins, seals and owls all make seasonal homes here and when I visited, the air was thick with more gannets and fulmars than you might think possible. I hadn’t given much thought to ...

Of the fascinating wildlife at Cape Meares, few species are more charismatic than the Tufted Puffin. Thankfully, these birds aren't of concern to conservationists. They continue to thrive up and down ...

It's been five years since rangers on England's Farne Islands could conduct a survey of puffins living there — and they were delighted to find good news in the 2024 results. The population ...