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☆ This Caribbean island was once plagued with rats that destroyed the ecosystem. Now, plant biomass has increased 2,000% thanks to environmental group efforts.
  + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
When miners stepped foot on the island, they introduced invasive species that destroyed the habitat. The tiny island of Redonda, about a mile long, was formerly a haven for several species of seabirds. AdvertisementAdvertisementHumans deserted the island around the 1930s, but the mining operations left behind invasive species, mainly domestic goats and stowaway black rats, that wreaked havoc on the island's ecosystem. In 2016, environmental groups such as EAG launched restoration efforts to bring back the local plant life and animal species native to the island. We just removed the rats and the goats, and the island transformed right in front of our eyes," Bradshaw told CNN.
Persons: —, Brown Boobies, Johnella Bradshaw, haven't, Bradshaw Organizations: Service, British, BBC, Environmental, CNN Locations: Redonda, Caribbean, Antigua, Barbuda, EAG's Redonda
☆ Redonda: A Caribbean island once ruled by rats is now a wildlife haven
  + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +8 min
But with the humans came invasive species, such as black rats and feral goats. In 2016, they launched an effort to restore the island and eliminate the invasive species. We just removed the rats and the goats, and the island transformed right in front of our eyes,” she says. Jenny Daltry/Fauna & Flora/Re:wild Jenny Daltry/Fauna & Flora/Re:wild Redonda island, before and after the eradication of invasive species. Redonda, which is about a mile long, was estimated to have around 6,000 rats and 60 goats pre-eradication, explains Bradshaw.
Persons: Christopher Columbus, Redonda, Ed Marshall, ”, Johnella Bradshaw, Jenny Daltry, they’re, Bradshaw, “, ” Bradshaw, Lawson Lewis, Nneka Nicholas, Helena Jeffery Brown, Nature Organizations: CNN, Environmental, Barbuda Defence Force, Department of, Department for Environment, “ Locations: Redonda, Antigua, Barbuda, Caribbean, Fauna
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