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In 2024, the Galápagos National Park Directorate and the Galápagos Conservancy successfully rehabilitated 136 Galápagos tortoises on the Island of Isabela. The young tortoises between the ages of 5 and 9 years old were reared in the Arnaldo Tupiza Breeding and Rearing Center on Isabela and transported by helicopter to another area of the ...
This is a list of animals that live in the Galápagos Islands. The fauna of the Galápagos Islands include a total of 9,000 confirmed species. Of them, none have been introduced by humans, and seventeen are endemic. [citation needed] Due to amphibians intolerance of saltwater, no amphibians naturally occur on the Galapagos Islands.
Galápagos Penguins live in the Galápagos Islands and they are protected under Ecuadorian jurisdiction. The Directorate of the Galápagos National Park and the Galápagos Marine Reserve are two important factors that are responsible for protecting the islands various species including the Galápagos Penguins. [41]
In February 2020, the Galápagos National Park, along with the Galápagos Conservancy, reported that a female tortoise was directly related to the species that Lonesome George was a part of. This female was among thirty tortoises that were found to be related to two species that are considered extinct. [34]
Untagged species are common non-endemic residents, migrants, or seasonal visitors. (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in the Galápagos (E) Endemic - a species found only the Galápagos (EB) Endemic breeder - a species which nests only in the Galápagos but is found elsewhere in the non-breeding season
The 2019 expedition was undertaken by the Galapagos National Park Directorate and Galapagos Conservancy and was led by Washington Tapia-Aguilera—Director of Conservation at the Galapagos Conservancy and director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative [17] —and included four rangers: Jeffreys Málaga, Eduardo Vilema, Roberto ...
Recent research found more than 80 tortoise hybrids between native Isabela tortoises and pure C. n. niger, indicating that there might be about 38 pure descendants of tortoises from Floreana, perhaps transported there by whalers. [42] C. n. phantasticus (L. 'a product of fantasy') Fernandina Island tortoise. Conservation status
Galápagos fur seals found on rock ledges and crevices. The Galápagos fur seal is endemic to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, South America. It is present on nearly all the islands of the Galapagos. They are typically found close to the coastline where there are rock ledges and crevices that they can find shade in, in such a warm climate.