Friends of South Georgia Island is dedicated to raising funds to protect and conserve the natural and cultural heritage of the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, restoring the ecological balance and returning it to the incredibly rich and biodiverse island it once was.
FOSGI has been actively involved in the eradication of non-native rodents on South Georgia Island, resulting in the Island being declared rodent-free in 2018. This has allowed seabirds to return to their traditional nesting sites and has saved native birds from extinction.
The running of the South Georgia Museum is funded by FOSGI. The museum exhibits the history of South Georgia Island including whaling and Ernest Shackleton artifacts. The organization also tends Sir Ernest Shackleton’s grave.
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