The other footprint we leave behind: An environmental emergency to save Darwin’s finches

The other footprint we leave behind: An environmental emergency to save Darwin’s finches

A small tree finch on Santa Cruz Island. (Vicki Deng/Reed College)

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When you hear about the Galápagos, you think pristine biodiversity. But the island ecosystem and its native flora and fauna are actually under attack by multiple invasive species, one of which is threatening none other than Darwin’s finches.

Learn more about the history, research, and action plan behind this environmental emergency below.

The other footprint we leave behind.

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Biodiversity, endangered species, Galápagos, invasive species

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