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Leonardo DiCaprio Makes a Pledge of $43M to Rewild Galapagos Islands

May 19, 2021 03:30 PM EDT Leonardo DiCaprio and a group of environmental foundations and organizations have promised $43 million toward a mass conservation attempt to rewild the Galápagos Islands. (Photo : Getty Images) Over 1 Million Species Pushed to the Brink of Extinction The action is being taken on in coordination with Re:wild - discovered this year by DiCaprio - a longtime climate activist and a group of conservation experts - the Galápagos National Park Directorate, Charles Darwin Foundation, Ecuador s Ministry of Environment and Water, and Island Conservation. Some Portion of Ecuador, the 19 islands sited in the Pacific Ocean are home to many enthralling wildlife, like the blue-footed booby, the great white sharks, and giant tortoise. Ninety-seven percent of the land is a national park, and 50,000 square miles of the nearby ocean is safeguarded by the Galápagos Marine Reserve. 

Eliminating Goats and Donkeys from Isabela, the Largest Galapagos Island

PARTNERS:   Santiago Highlands after goat removal. (© GNPD) The goal of Project Isabela, initiated in 1997 and completed in 2006, was to eliminate large introduced mammals from northern Isabela Island (approximately 250,000 ha), Santiago Island (58,465 ha), and Pinta Island (5940 ha). The project began in response to the massive ecosystem-wide destruction caused by introduced goats on Alcedo Volcano on northern Isabela. At the start Project Isabela, the goat population on northern Isabela was estimated at 100,000 animals. Eradication work began on the smallest of the islands – Pinta – which was used as a training ground, then shifted to Santiago prior to the arrival of helicopters, which were essential for work to begin on northern Isabela.

Galapagos explorer Salome Buglass opens door for black women in marine science

Galapagos explorer Salome Buglass opens door for black women in marine science Sunday 2 May 2021 Often the only person of colour in her classes and research work, marine ecologist Salome Buglass is advocating for the field of marine ecology to be more accessible to people from minority groups. Last year, Buglass teamed up with over 200 other black marine scientists to form the Black Women in Ecology, Evolution and Marine Sciences (BWEEMS) awareness group. - Photo courtesy Charles Darwin Foundation For National Geographic explorer and marine ecologist Salome Buglass, working with the Charles Darwin Foundation to study marine ecosystems and seamounts (underwater mountains) in the Galapagos has been an awe-inspiring experience.

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