Rare Galapagos turtles enter the breeding season

Many leading wildlife conservation experts have traveled to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador to monitor the habit of pairing and nesting turtles here when the breeding season is approaching, to save this species from danger. extinction.

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The Galapagos is located 1,000 km from the coast of Ecuador, consisting of 13 large islands and over 100 rocks and small islands, becoming famous after Charles Darwin arrived in 1835 to conduct important research that inspired him to give birth of Evolution theory.

Galaparos Turtle

The nesting activity began last month in Galapagos National Park and will be monitored throughout June to determine how many female turtles are prepared and how many young turtles are will appear.

Eduardo Espinoza, an ocean biologist, said that during the pinnacle of the activity, up to 50 female turtles were found working in a beach area.

In 2007, UNESCO declared that the islands' environment is under threat due to an increase in tourism activity and the emergence of many invasive species.

Experts estimate the islands have about 300,000 large turtles here, but the number of turtles has decreased in the 18th and 19th centuries when whale hunters and pirates came here to kill turtles for fresh meat.

Those who visit here also carry dangerous invasive animals such as mice, making the number of turtles decline.

Today there are only about 30,000 to 40,000 large turtles remaining in Galapagos Island. This place was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1978 because of the unique flora and fauna here.