Chris Merkord Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Galapagos shearwaters by YamezA, on Flickr The Galápagos National Park Service is working with the NGO Island Conservation and the Charles Darwin Foundation to remove an estimated 180 million rats by dropping 22 tonnes of bait from a helicopter-borne bucket - which should help the burrowing Galápagos Shearwaters Puffinus subalaristhat are reported to breed on the island, as well as the endemic island race of the Galápagos TortoiseGeochelone elephantopus ephippium.View the full story from ACAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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