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NEWS OF GALAPAGOS NATIONAL PARK DIRECTORADE |
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The GNPR helps recently hatched tortoises to leave their nests In efforts to increase their chances for survival, park wardens open the nests to help the hatchlings to leave.  These hatchlings were freed from their nests with the help of park wardens Park wardens of the Galapagos National Park Service (GNPS) are opening 380 giant tortoise nests on the island of Santa Cruz. These sites in La Torta, El Fatal, El Peligro and El Chato were identified last year and were protected from predators while the eggs passed through their incubation period. The giant tortoise lays its eggs in elaborately constructed nests among protective layers of soil. After the incubation period, eggs hatch and the hatchlings remain in the nest for approximately 30 days before emerging to the surface. By mid-march, this activity should be complete and we will be able to determine the hatch rate for this nesting season. Similar work is being carried our on the islands of Pinzón, Santiago, San Cristobal and Isabela, with the purpose of increasing the chance of survival of the hatchlings.
Prepared by Galapagos National ParkPublic Relations Process For more information, email as at: comunicacion@spng.org.ec
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