Redonda

They created a miracle - now let's protect it! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   [Aerial view of Redonda island surrounded by the bright blue Caribbean sea.]( {NAME}, Five years ago, the tiny Caribbean island of Redonda was a barren rock. Today, it’s teeming with threatened species – flocks of noisy migrating birds, lush plants, and jet-black lizards found nowhere else on Earth. But the heroes who achieved this miracle now urgently need our support to protect it. Antigua’s tiny Environmental Awareness Group restored Redonda to life by curbing its population of invasive black rats, who prey on the island's native species. To stop the rats bouncing back, it’s essential they now intensively monitor the island – but it’s a chartered helicopter ride from the mainland, making it a near impossible task. That’s where we come in. If everyone reading this chips in the cost of a coffee, we can help these heroes buy a top-end drone capable of reaching Redonda and withstanding the high winds off its shores – allowing them to keep constant watch on this precious new wildlife haven and act like lightning if they spot anything awry. Can you chip in today to protect a conservation miracle? [Donate $3]( another amount]( Before EAG stepped in, Redonda was overrun by rats and goats – a legacy of miners, who once colonised the island for fertiliser. These species stripped the island bare, decimating native plants, and globally-important birds and lizards, whose eggs the rats ate faster than they could be laid. But in an astonishing story of recovery, this dedicated team reversed decades of damage, carefully exterminating the rats without harming other biodiversity and helicoptering the now starving goats to safety. The result is a wildlife sanctuary experts hope will provide a model for projects across the Caribbean. But other rewilding schemes have gone backwards after the hype has died down and the funding dried up. We can’t let that happen to Redonda. If we step up now we can make sure this incredible place is protected far into the future – helping stem unprecedented extinctions in the Caribbean and creating a beacon of hope for similar islands everywhere. With enough money we can also help buy much-needed specialist gear for scaling Redonda’s landscape, and support education programmes for kids. And with a good enough drone, the team can monitor for illegal fishing around Redonda too! Can you help? [Donate $3]( another amount]( Thanks for all that you do, Olivia and the Ekō team --------------------------------------------------------------- More information: [Redonda: Tiny Caribbean island’s transformation to wildlife haven.]( BBC. 1 October 2023  [From rat-ridden to reserve, Redonda is an island restoration role model.]( Mongabay. 27 September 2023  Anything extra raised will power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the planet.   Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe]( Â