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Mark Collins, past chair of the Galapagos Conservation Trust
Thursday 23 January 2020, 18:45-20:30
Floreana: Rebirth of an island in the Galapagos
- đ¤ Speaker: Mark Collins, past chair of the Galapagos Conservation Trust
- đ Date & Time: Thursday 23 January 2020, 18:45 - 20:30
- đ Venue: David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ
Abstract
Dr Mark Collins will explain that when Floreana erupted from the Pacific Ocean, currents and winds brought plants and animals to its shores â and humans too. People left a legacy of feral cattle, pigs, goats, cats and rats, as well as invasive birds and flies. Ecosystems were destroyed and today, 55 species are threatened, a dozen are lost and one, the Floreana Giant Tortoise, is extinct. But the Floreana Mockingbird and ten other species survive nearby and can be reintroduced. An ambitious and ground-breaking five-year programme to save Floreana aims to restore its ecosystems and work alongside the human inhabitants towards sustainable livelihoods.
Series This talk is part of the Cambridge Natural History Society series.
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