ABC News: Previously extinct bird, gecko populations from the Galapagos Islands have reappeared
Two species that were previously extinct on the Galapagos Islands have reappeared a decade after an invasive predator population was eradicated
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Newsweek: ‘Extinct’ Creatures Appear on Galapagos Island After 5,000 Years
This article is a reprint from Newsweek published on December 12, 2022 by Aristos Georgiou. You can find the press release about the species recovery here. A “healthy” population of geckos has been documented on one of the Galápagos Islands where the reptiles had been considered locally extinct. Scientists observed the geckos on Rábida Island […]
Earth Day Every Day—Six Bright Spots in Conservation
Successes in conservation are worth celebrating on Earth Day and every day—here are six stories of extinctions prevented and the species we can save if we act now. 1. Anacapa Island, California Channel Islands, USA Island Conservation’s first US-based project restored nesting habitat for native Scripps’s Murrelets and helped prevent their Endangered listing. 2. Hawadax […]
Pinzón Tortoises: The Age of Giants is Secure Once More
As Earth Day approaches, Island Conservation will share stories of hope and success in conservation. Pinzón Giant Tortoises successfully hatch in the wild for the first time in over 150 years, providing hope for the future of the species. The restoration of Pinzón and Plaza Sur Islands in the Galápagos is one of the most […]
A Message of Hope for Endangered Island Wildlife
For almost 25 years, Island Conservation’s work has been a bright spot that provides a touch of hope for endangered island wildlife. Islands are home to almost half of the world’s highly threatened species, most of which are threatened in part by invasive species. Luckily, there is hope. Over the past almost 25 years, Island […]
Heightened Aspirations: IUCN Green List Strives for Flourishing Species
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s proposed “Green List” would shift conversation to encourage the focus on the full recovery of a species–beyond preventing extinctions. A critical intervention was needed in 2012 on Pinzón Island in the Galápagos to save the endemic (found nowhere else on Earth) Pinzón Giant Tortoise from extinction. Captive […]
Can Conservation Biology Survive the Anthropocene?
Jon Hoekstra, Executive Director of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and Island Conservation board member explains the damaging role invasive species play in biodiversity loss at the Harvard University “Ecological Systems in the Anthropocene” lecture series. Watch the panel discussion at Harvard University Center for the Environment Elizabeth Wolkovich: What are the major threats […]
Creative Conservation Saves Galápagos Tortoise
Conservation sometimes requires inventive measures—this is the case for the recovery of the Galápagos Tortoise. In the past 200 years, the presence of invasive species on the Galápagos Islands caused native tortoise populations to decline approximately 90 percent. The iconic tortoises have been the focus of conservation efforts for years and, thanks to the work of […]
Pinzon Island, Galapagos – Photo Gallery
Pinzón Island (also called Duncan Island) is approximately 4,500 acres (1,800 ha), with a maximum altitude of 1,503 feet (458 m), and marks the geographical center of the Galápagos Archipelago. Plaza Sur Island is small (30 acres/12 ha) but biologically significant. Both islands are uninhabited and are fully within the Galápagos National Park. Access is restricted to […]
Back from the Brink of Extinction
Pinzón Giant Tortoise and rare Rábida land snails expected to thrive on rat-free islands in the Galápagos. 24 July 2013 Pinzón Island in the famed Galápagos Islands, Ecuador is home to one of the greatest species recovery stories ever told. Over 100 years ago, an invasive alien species, the Black Rat (Rattus rattus), invaded the […]
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