The eradication of invasive species from Floreana island, a globally significant project that has been more than a decade in the planning, finally began in October 2023, and initial indications are positive regarding the removal of rats and mice.

This paves the way for the next stage of the project: the reintroduction of 12 locally extinct species, including the Floreana giant tortoise, the Floreana mockingbird and the little vermilion flycatcher.

The project, led by the Galapagos National Park Directorate and the Galapagos Biosecurity Agency in partnership with the Floreana community, coexecuted by Fundación Jocotoco and Island Conservation, and supported by GCT, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and others, has as its ultimate aim the restoration of the island’s degraded ecosystem, which has suffered more than any other island in Galapagos from damage inflicted by humans.

Our 'Rewilding Floreana' webinar reveals the incredible effort that went into the planning and execution of the eradication on Floreana, with the latest updates from the field and details of the exciting next steps in this hugely ambitious project.



Our guest speaker:
Jeff Dawson is Field Programmes Manager at Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, where he has worked for over a decade on projects to save species from extinction, including in Galapagos, the Caribbean and Madagascar. He is a key member of the multiinstitutional team working on the restoration of Floreana, and recently spent time on the island following the eradication of invasive rodents that took place at the end of 2023.



Find out more about Floreana:
https://galapagosconservation.org.uk/...