Redonda, The Caribbean's Lesser Known Island, Now An Eco Haven

Antigua and Barbuda's lesser-known third island has long been a vital breeding spot for migrant birds from all over the world, as well as a sanctuary to animals found nowhere else on the planet.

"Rehabilitating the habitat of a globally important ecosystem has been incredible," she says. "In the past, you couldn't walk a foot on Redonda without stepping on bird's eggs, and we're steadily restoring that. I'm ecstatic about what we've accomplished."

Redonda, according to FFI's Dr. Jenny Daltry, is "a blueprint" for how other Caribbean islands where invasive species have decimated local biodiversity can be restored.

"Redonda has turned from barren rock to a lush gem of an island right before our eyes and faster than we could have imagined," she says.

"In a time when much of the news about the condition of our world is understandably depressing, the regeneration of this island demonstrates that if we give nature a chance, it can and will recover."

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