What Next?
Here are some of the biggest challenges that the partners still face:

• Persuade the Government of Antigua & Barbuda to introduce laws that protect the snake and the offshore islands,
• Establish new racer populations by reintroducing the snake to other islands where it used to live,
• Continue the ecological restoration of offshore islands, especially the eradication of invasive species such as rats,
• Try to overcome the difficulties of breeding racers in captivity, in order to establish a successful captive breeding population,
• Keep a close eye on the health of the wild population of racers,
• Protect and monitor the lizard population that provides a food supply for the racer,
• Continue the education campaign and spread the conservation message to an even wider audience,
• Provide local organisations with the equipment and training they need to carry on the conservation work,
• Raise the money and support needed to keep the project going in future,
• Create a network of ecologically restored, protected islands where Antigua's native wildlife can live safely and where visitors can enjoy peace and natural beauty