Up till 2017, a herd of 60 goats roamed the Caribbean island of Redonda, keeping it a barren moonscape. Along with invasive rats, these voracious herbivores kept the island’s native flora and fauna struggling to survive. After the goats were relocated and the rats eradicated, Redonda quickly transformed to a lush wildlife sanctuary. Now, Redonda, the third island of Antigua and Barbuda, has been designated one of the biggest protected areas in the Caribbean.
It is heartening to know that this earth can recover despite us, and sometimes, because of us.