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The Shetland Islands Interpretation Panel PROTECT OUR ISLANDS FROM NON-NATIVE PREDATORS The Shetland Islands are home to an amazing variety of wildlife from the iconic Puffin to rare plants like Edmonston’s chickweed. Everyone can help! Islands are crucial for seabirds, not only due to their coastal habitat and nearby HOW DO foraging grounds, but also because many are still free from human-introduced predators like rats or stoats. Our rat-free islands, such as Foula, Fair Isle, Noss, NON-NATIVE Are you travelling to, between or around islands? Mousa, Papa Stour and Fetlar, are havens for vulnerable seabirds. SPECIES REACH Make sure you don’t take any stowaways with you! If non-native predators reach our islands, they could decimate bird populations by eating their eggs and chicks. You can help to keep these OUR ISLANDS? CHECK YOUR BOAT islands rat free! CHECK YOUR CARGO Vulnerable species include: CHECK YOUR BAGGAGE Found signs of a stowaway? ARCTIC ATLANTIC BLACK STORM TERN PUFFIN GUILLEMOT PETREL Dangerous non-native predators include: DROPPINGS GNAW ENTRANCE NESTING MARKS HOLES MATERIAL DON’T TRAVEL TO AN ISLAND DON’T THROW OVERBOARD RAT MOUSE HEDGEHOG STOAT FUNDED BY A PARTNERSHIP WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM: Thank you for helping to protect our native island wildlife! NatureScot, Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, and Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) Find out more at biosecurityforlife.org.uk.
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