We visited the Charles Darwin Research Station at Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz, where they are conducting research in an effort to preserve the Galápagos and each islands environment and biodiversity. Our main focus of the visit was to see the breeding areas of the Giant Tortoise and hear about the success stories.
The Charles Darwin Foundation, the Galápagos National Park Service, and the Galápagos Conservancy, along with several other local and Ecuadorian agencies are working together to restore the Giant Tortoise population in this archipelago.
These young tortoises were hatched in 2014 and are of the Genus/species/subspecies - Chelonoidis nigra hoodensis – Española Island Galápagos tortoise.
Land Iguana
All around the world there are GIANTS! Giants to be saved, treasured and visited.
This fella is over 100 years old and each year the proud Papa of a new clutch of hatch-lings.
2 comments:
Oh my 100 years old! He is starting to show his age a bit.
When they are at rest they really are at rest. :)
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