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🌟🦜 Nature’s epic comeback! In the Galapagos, birds like the Galapagos rail—missing for 200 years—are thriving again after invasive predators were removed. Darwin’s finches innovate, rails reclaim islands. Proof ecosystems heal with help! A hopeful story of resilience. Read more […]

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Galapagos Brown Pelican.
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Following the trail of a natural enemy - Charles Darwin Foundation Scientists in Galápagos are tracing the origin of the invasive avian vampire fly to find a safe, long-term solution.

#Blog 🪰 How do you fight an invader like the avian vampire fly? 🧬 For over a decade, scientists have followed a patient and science-driven path: finding a natural enemy. Learn how biological control could help save Galápagos’ iconic birds. 🔍
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Jack Dumbacher of @calacademy.bsky.social adds: “If taxonomic revisions recognize these lineages separately, it would allow their extinction risk to be evaluated more accurately.”
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#BirdOfTheDay for Tuesday, 4 November 2025.
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Blue-footed Booby. Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.
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Traffic noise is making these these Galápagos birds more aggressive While actual road rage is primarily a human trait, some birds on the Galápagos Islands are experiencing their own issues with traffic. Galápagos yellow warblers (Setophaga petechia aureola) that are...

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Traffic noise triggers road rage among male Galápagos birds Research finds yellow warblers near busy roads turn aggressive when traffic drowns out their territorial songs, and noise pollution could cause clashes If the rumble of trucks, honk of car horns and bustle...

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Some birds from the Galapagos

1 Blue-footed Booby
2 Galapagos Oyster Catcher
3 Brown Noddy

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