In 1909 Sir William Ingram introduced the Greater Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea apoda to the island in an
attempt to save the species from overhunting for the plume trade in its native New
Guinea. About 45 juvenile birds were introduced to the island. After Ingram's
death in 1924 his heirs deeded the island to the Government of Trinidad and
Tobago as a wildlife sanctuary. The birds survived on the island until at least
1958 when they were filmed by a National
Geographic crew. There are no reliable records after 1963 when
