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Tortoises return to Galapagos island after 150-year absence
Giant tortoises have returned to the Galapagos island of Floreana for the first time nearly 150 years after…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #ambitiousproject #FloreanaIsland #Galapagos #GalápagosNationalPark #gianttortoises #invasivespecies #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/484376/
#Birds linked to #Darwin’s theory of #evolution reintroduced to #Galapagos Islands
https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/03/05/a-very-special-day-birds-linked-to-darwins-theory-of-evolution-reintroduced-to-galapagos-i
"Some 510 #finches from five species were released on #FloreanaIsland as part of a nature #restoration programme, according to #Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment... Since 2023 experts have been working to eradicate introduced species which have caused the disappearance of numerous native species, paving the way for ecological restoration."
