Puerto Rico spent a decade working to eradicate rats from Desecheo Island; by 2017 the refuge was confirmed rat-free, with signs of native wildlife and higo chumbo recovery

Desecheo Island's wildlife is recovering after a persistent rat eradication effort. Conservationists confirmed the island was rat-free in 2017 after years of work. Native reptiles and plants are now showing encouraging signs of ecological recovery. The threat…