Islands

158 Giant Endangered Tortoises Released on Galápagos Island Where They’d Been Extinct for 180 Years

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Floreana giant tortoises released – © Galápagos Conservancy For the first time in over 180 years, a giant tortoise population is once again walking the landscapes of Floreana Island—launching the largest restoration effort ever undertaken on the Galápagos islands. 158 juvenile giant tortoises of Floreana lineage were released his week into their ancestral habitat, marking … Read more

Endangered Species Are Bouncing Back to 90% on Kangaroo Island Thanks to Predator-Proof Fence

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– credit, Australian Wildlife Conservancy On Australia’s Kangaroo Island, cat-proof fencing is protecting native species from predation following a devastating wildfire and allowing them to recover in numbers that are shocking biologists. The third-largest island controlled by Australia, Kangaroo Island saw a large fire burn through much of its scrub habitat in 2020, and conservationists … Read more

Missing for 200 Years, the Galapagos Rail Reappears Following Floreana Island Restoration

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The Galapagos rail – credit, Carlos Espinosa Centuries after they were made famous by Charles Darwin, and a century after they had become plagued by invasive rats and cats, the Galapagos Islands are well on their way to recovery. Few events could better capture that recovery than the recent reappearance of the beautiful blue Galapagos … Read more