A TINY British-owned Caribbean island earmarked for an American rocket launch pad is a miniature Galapagos with a dozen or more unique species that must be protected, according to an entomologist who has made a rare visit to the island. His unpublished report, seen by New Scientist, contradicts a claim made by the rocket company on its website that there are “no endangered or threatened species that use the island”.
Sombrero, a windswept 38-hectare island, is part of the British overseas territory of Anguilla. It is uninhabited except for a manned lighthouse. Two years ago, Andrew Beal, a Texas aerospace…
