Habitat Restoration Project receives £250,000 of Defra funding
On 8th February 2012, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) awarded SGHT £250,000 of funding towards the South Georgia Habitat Restoration project. Read more on this exciting development here
Friends of South Georgia Island (FOSGI) is awarded 501(c)3 status
The Friends of South Georgia Island organisation (FOSGI) was awarded 501(c) 3 status in December 2011. US donors can make a tax-deductible donation through the website at www.fosgi.org.
Phase 1 of the Habitat Restoration Project was successfully completed in March 2011 – in just 28 days making this project the largest island rodent eradication operation ever undertakenin the world. This part of South Georgia is now believed to be rat free for the first time in two centuries.