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Family turns bare island into reef oasis after guano mining destroys it

Miners stripped a Pacific island of its guano, leaving bare rock where seabirds once nested. Over decades, a family replanted native vegetation and cleared invasive rats, and the birds came back. The island now hosts breeding colonies again, and the family continues monitoring the restored reef and forest.

Source: Family turns bare island into reef oasis after guano mining destroys it — r/UpliftingNews

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