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[–] 2 points 8 months ago

Floreana's native species, Chelonoidis [REMOVED]

oh dear

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  • was driven to extinction in the 1840s by sailors who took thousands from the island for sustenance

    Obligatory QI segment: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zPggB4MfPnk

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    You can visit parts of the restoration on Santa Cruz island. Rats if I remember were an invasive species who tended to burrow into turtle eggs. But it seems like the islands solved that problem too. Turtle power!

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