Montserrat

Appointing high-profile managers can also benefit the federation in some instances as Bowyer admits part of his appeal was that "Montserrat wanted me because of my contacts".

Spanish media reported Andic fell down a 150-meter ravine while hiking in an area of the Montserrat mountains known for its deep caves.

In court on Monday, lawyers said three people with criminal convictions may be sent to the island of Montserrat - a British territory in the Caribbean - to serve their sentences.

"The disease got to Montserrat as well and completely wiped the species off the map," says Andrew Cunningham, the deputy director of science at the ZSL.

Montserrat Anguera, a geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania who was not involved in the study, said the scenario was plausible.