Internationally Renowned British Seabird Colony Finally Free Of Rats
The Shiant Isles have been officially declared rat-free, thanks to a four-year partnership project to restore them as a secure haven for nesting seabirds.
Published 9 Apr 2019, 00:41 BST

The Shiants, a remote cluster of islands five miles east of the Isle of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides, is one of the most important seabird breeding colonies in Europe.
Photograph by Jim Richardson