A new partnership between the South Georgia Heritage Trust and Poseidon Expeditions will enable those on a trip to Antarctica to help fund vital wildlife and cultural conservation on the island of South Georgia.

The small British Overseas Territory lies 1,500km from the Falkland Islands.

It is known for its iconic wildlife, with scenes of humpback whales, southern elephant seals, seabirds and vast colonies of king penguins

The South Georgia Heritage Trust has been working to conserve South Georgia's wildlife, landscape and cultural heritage since 2005.

The charity achieved the world's largest rodent eradication project, which against all odds successfully removed invasive rats and mice.

Covering 108,723 hectares (1087 km2), its Habitat Restoration Project is more than eight times larger than any other rodent eradication area ever tackled.

Accidentally introduced by whalers 200 years ago, the rodents predating the eggs and chicks of millions of native birds and almost pushed the South Georgia pipit to extinction.

Since the island was declared rodent-free in May 2018, SGHT has been supporting ongoing efforts by the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands to make sure that South Georgia's 10-15,000 annual visitors don't inadvertently undo this, and that South Georgia remains an ecosystem in recovery.

Poseidon Expeditions

Poseidon Expeditions will now donate £100 to the South Georgia Heritage Trust every time a new passenger books a cruise featuring South Georgia.

Poseidon Expeditions organises expedition cruises to the world's polar regions of the Arctic and Antarctica.

Its small ship, the Sea Spirit is highly manoeuvrable and capable of navigating the narrow fjords and entering the small bays of South Georgia, giving approximately 100 guests maximum time ashore in Antarctica, where no more than one hundred guests can land at one site at the same time.

Useful links

www.poseidonexpeditions.com

http://www.sght.org