Previously extinct bird, gecko populations from the Galapagos Islands have reappeared

Two species that were previously extinct on the Galapagos Islands have reappeared a decade after an invasive predator population was eradicated.

There have been frequent sightings of the cactus finches on Pinzon Island, a species considered extinct from the region for more than four decades.

"And at that time, nobody was paying attention to if these animals were establishing and causing any problems to these native and endemic species," she said. "But, it has caused a lot of damage." The team will use the data they collected to determine the degree of ecological restoration that the two islands currently maintain by comparing it to data collected prior to removal of the invasive rodents.

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