Floreana Island, one of the Galápagos’ five islands inhabited by humans, is also home to many unique species, like endemic land snails, Galápagos Petrels, Blue-footed Boobies and Hammerhead Sharks. But 13 locally extinct species could be reintroduced to Floreana with the help of @islandconservation, @parquegalapagos and the local community.

The Floreana Giant Tortoise and Floreana Mockingbird are two of the species that could once again roam Floreana and help rewild the island ecosystems in the next few years. Floreana Giant Tortoises will reshape the landscape, bulldozing trees and shrubs and transforming dense forests into savanna. That will pave the way for other species, like the Floreana Mockingbird to return. Read more about the bold effort to rewild 25 of Latin America’s Pacific Islands, which could help protect 260 globally threatened species.

????: Floreana Giant Tortoise by Andrew S. Wright, Floreana Mockingbird by Bill Weir

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