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Apr 20, 2021 02:22 AM EDT 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. (Photo : Wikimedia Commons) (Photo : Pixabay) It appeared ambitious when activists first proposed eradicating thousands of native black rats and a herd of wild goats trying to wipe them out. Five years later, uninhabited Redonda s once desolate landscape is now a lush green paradise, teeming with fresh new flora, and native lizard populations have soared. Work on the initiative started in 2016, but its true achievement was only recently discovered when conservationists returned for the first time in 18 months.

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