A newly designated protected area known as the Redonda Ecosystem Reserve signifies an extraordinary comeback for an island recently considered a barren moonscape.
A small island juts out of the Caribbean Sea, its sheer cliffs descending into turquoise waters. Remote and uninhabited, it could be the setting of an untouched paradise. But centuries ago, it was touched. This is Redonda, the little-known third island belonging to Antigua and Barbuda. First documented by Christopher Columbus in 1493, it was only 200 years later that people reportedly set foot on the wild isle.
Scientific research has found that invasive species are the primary driver of native biodiversity loss on islands and eradicating them is one of the most effective tools for reversing these trends. However, the process of elimination is not always easy. Redonda, which is about a mile long, was estimated to have around 6,000 rats and 60 goats pre-eradication, explains Bradshaw. One team worked to round up the goats by hand, which were then airlifted to the mainland for relocation.
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