HELICOPTERS START FLYING TO SAVE SANTIAGO AND ISABELA
On 11 February, every last detail of permits and logistics for an all-time Galapagos first were in place, and the two New Zealand helicopters contracted to serve the huge Isabela Project - a joint program of the Charles Darwin Research Station and Galapagos National Park - took to the
air for the first time.
Initially headed for Santiago Island as a training ground and test area for the larger tasks ahead, the first three weeks of aerial goat hunting operations are estimated to have accomplished work equal to a year's campaign on foot. The object of this ambitious project is the restoration of the entire northern half of Isabela Island (encompassing Alcedo, Darwin, Wolf and Ecuador volcanoes), the largest such mission ever yet undertaken worldwide.
For a comprehensive background, visit Project Isabela.
With two helicopters now in full field operations, the Isabela Project offered a team of CDRS botanists the unique opportunity to
explore hard-to-reach locations in the heartland of Santiago. More...
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