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Rats have also been introduced, but despite this, the island has a great deal of marine life, including [[penguin]]s of various kinds.
[[Guanaco]]s were unsuccessfully introduced in 1862 to East Falkland south of Mt Pleasant where [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Prince Alfred]] hunted them in 1871.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Franklin |first1=William L. |last2=Grigione |first2=Melissa M. |title=The enigma of guanacos in the Falkland Islands: the legacy of John Hamilton: Guanacos of the Falkland Islands |journal=Journal of Biogeography |date=10 March 2005 |volume=32 |issue=4 |pages=661–675 |id={{INIST|16712001}} |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01220.x |s2cid=83468367 }}</ref> They have since become extinct, but are still on [[Staats Island]]
[[Charles Darwin]] surveyed the area's wildlife, while on {{HMS|Beagle}}.
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