The Galapagos Conservancy has efficiently transported 136 juvenile tortoises to the volcanic terrain of Isabela Island, their solely pure habitat on Earth.
Galapagos large tortoises between the ages of 5 and 9 have been incubated and raised on the island's Breeding and Breeding Middle, the place devoted Park rangers ensured their well-being and improvement from delivery.
They have been safely moved by way of helicopter, which is an important new instrument to repatriate this species.
With out the assist of the helicopter, paid for by public donations, the one different could be to move them by sea after which carry them on the shoulders throughout a number of kilometers of lava fields and difficult terrain that will require quite a lot of time and a number of expeditions.
The 136 animals all grew up wholesome and have been able to take the thrilling journey again to their homeland, the place they will now take pleasure in a life of their pure state, residing greater than 100 years on common.
After being quarantined, wormed, well being screened and microchipped for identification, the turtles have been taken to their vacation spot within the picturesque south of Isabela Island “below strict safety requirements”.
These Galápagos initiatives play an important function in restoring the ecological stability of the Ecuadorian island chain in South America. Turtles are main herbivores that actively take part in panorama formation and seed dispersal. These are essential components to keep up ecosystem stability.
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The profitable retrieval of this new group of 136 juvenile tortoises by helicopter marks “an important milestone in our conservation mission within the Galápagos,” stated Dr. Jorge Carrión, the Conservation Director of the Galapagos Conservancy.
One other essential milestone reached by the Galápagos Nationwide Park two years in the past noticed its rodent eradication program accomplished on two Galapagos Islands – with conservationists enthusiastically declaring the lands rat-free. Now, native biodiversity can return to regular in these ecosystems of the islands of Seymour Norte and Mosquera.
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