A Rare Seabird Gets a Second Chance: How Galápagos Petrels Are Being Brought Back from the Brink

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Once facing extinction, the critically endangered Galápagos petrel population has stabilized thanks to decades of dedicated conservation work across the archipelago. Conservationists are now expanding their efforts to protect breeding sites on private farms while coordinating strategies to combat the invasive species threatening these remarkable seabirds.
Once facing extinction, the critically endangered Galápagos petrel population has stabilized thanks to decades of dedicated conservation work across the archipelago. Conservationists are now expanding their efforts to protect breeding sites on private farms while coordinating strategies to combat the invasive species threatening these remarkable seabirds.