Project Isabela: The Galapagos Goat War
One of the world's most ambitious eradication programs
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Show Notes
The Galapagos Islands are some of the most incredible, but fragile, ecosystems in the world. Isolated for millions of years, the 1800s saw the introduction of goats, leading to extreme devastation. To combat this, in 1997, the ambitions Project Isabela was conceived. And the goal was simple - eradicate 140,000 goats on three separate islands.
Sources
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281292713_The_Atlas_of_Isabela_Project_An_illustrative_document_of_the_biggest_successful_goat_eradication_project_on_islands
https://www.galapagos.org/conservation/project-isabela/
Image: https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-and-white-goat-on-brown-and-green-grass-3782880/
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