GOATBUSTERS

Clockwise from below: feral goats deforested Redonda; jagged terrain makes the island a dangerous place for humans, if not the invasive goats; ‘goatbusters’ wave off the mammal passengers – helicopter is the safest way to pick up goats from Redonda; a goat is carried to the helicopter by FFI intern Silas Walton; Antiguan Astley Joseph bottle-feeds a kid.

“OVER TWO-THIRDS OF THESE EXTINCTIONS HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED AT LEAST IN PART TO INVASIVE ALIEN MAMMALS.”