INDEX
Project Isabela
- What is Project Isabela?
- Why was Isabela island chosen over other Galapagos islands?
- What changes have humans brought to Isabela island?
- How do we know what impacts introduced animals are having?
- Will the Isabela Project contribute to other ecological restoration efforts in the Galapagos?
- Who is running the Isabela Project?
Background
- What is Isabela Island like?
- How and when did the goats get there?
- How many goats are there?
Rationale
- What will happen if nothing is done?
- Why not wait until later to deal with this problem?
- Why was the situation allowed to become critical before action was taken?
Methodology
- How will the goats be removed?
- Does the sound of gunfire have an impact on tortoises?
- How often do hunters go to Isabela? When was the last time they went?
- What is done with the dead goats?
- Why isn't military support requested for the project?
- Why isn't the goat meat used?
- Why not sterilize the goats?
- Isn't there a biological control available?
- Why not erect a fence across the Perry Isthmus?
- How are introduced plants to be removed?
Environmental Issues
- Wouldn't such a large number of dead goats pose a health problem?
- Don't all the dead goats attract rats?
- Do all the spent bullets cause a pollution problem?
Ecological Issues
- Won't all the dead goats cause an imbalance in the animal species that feed on them?
- What are the other species affected by the goats?
- What other problems does northern Isabela have?
- How is the island to be ecologically restored?
- How are goats so able to survive the harsh conditions of Isabela?
Other
- What is the expected cost of the goat eradication?
- Can all those goats be eradicated from Isabela?
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