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Galápagos Initiative, Phase II: Protecting the Pink Iguanas and Giant Tortoises of Wolf Volcano
Learn moreIdentify a small set of very unusual animals (endemic yellow and pink land iguanas, giant tortoises, Darwin's finches, short-eared owls, and many others) moving past 70 cameras located in areas on Wolf Volcano, a remote and active volcano on the northern end of Isabela Island in the Galapagos Archipelago.
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Understanding where and when the pink iguanas are active, and how they interact with other wildlife on the volcano, including feral cats and black rats, is a critical need now for developing a plan to rescue the pink iguana from extinction.
-- Dr. Jorge Carrion, Director of Conservation, Galapagos Conservancy
About Giant Tortoise Initiative
Galápagos Conservancy is working with the Galápagos National Park to protect the precious reptiles of Wolf Volcano on Isabela Island -- home to some 10,000 tortoises, many yellow iguanas, and a small number newly discovered, highly endangered pink iguanas. Seventy remote cameras have been recording wildlife across the pink iguana’s entire range for two years, and now we need your help to review these images. By identifying pink iguanas and their primary threats -- feral cats and black rats -- along with the other reptiles on wildlife on Volcan Wolf - you’ll help guide management to prevent extinction of the pink iguana - one of the world’s rarest reptiles.