Sentences with phrase «land iguana populations»

Land iguana populations were nearly decimated by invasive species during the 20th century, but breeding efforts at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the 1990s led to a successful reintroduction campaign.

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In addition, the project guarantees the survival of a population of repatriated land iguanas Conolophus subcristatus, a species made extinct on this island in the past, partly due to the presence of feral cats.

North Seymour Island has a large population of blue - footed boobies, frigate birds, sea lions and Land Iguanas.

The island boasts a large population of blue - footed boobies, swallow - tailed gulls, sea lions and land iguanas.

In 1975 the population of land iguanas of northeast Santa Cruz, as well as at Cartago Hill on Isabela, were decimated by feral dogs.

Despite its small size, South Plaza is home to a large number of species, including a large population of sea lions, a healthy population of land iguanas — some of the smallest in the islands, numerous marine iguanas, and cliffs full of nesting seabirds, such as Swallow - tailed Gulls, Red - billed Tropicbirds, Audubon's Shearwaters, Nazca Boobies, and several other species.

And while Genovesa harbors one of the Galapagos» largest and most diverse bird populations, there are no land reptiles — with the exception of some very small marine iguanas.

This site gets its name from being one of the few sites on Santa Cruz Island where a healthy population of land iguanas were found in 1975.