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Dr. Matthew Jebb describes Lambay Island’s vital seabird colonies and the long-standing threat posed by invasive Black Rats, introduced after a 1918 shipwreck. Burrow-nesting species like Puffins and Manx Shearwaters have suffered badly, but a major five-year plan now aims to eradicate the rats and restore the island’s birdlife...