Isabela Breeding Center

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Isabela Breeding Center

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Site Location

Isabela Island

Activity Level

Easy

Duration

2 hours

SITE OVERVIEW

Follow a boardwalk trail leading across wetlands and opuntia cactus fields to the Isabela Breeding Center. Along the way, observe different species of mangroves, native trees, and coastal lagoons. Observe flamingos, black-necked stilts, herons, and oyster catchers that inhabit the area. Once at the breeding center, you can see five different subspecies of Galapagos giant tortoise, all native to Isabela Island. Learn about the tortoise breeding program that aims to increase the populations of these remarkable animals and ensure their survival as a wild species.

Destination Isabela Island
Activities • Hiking
• Observe tortoises in corrals
• Photography
Inhabitants Yes
Type of Landing Dry landing
Tours Allowed Land based or cruise yacht

LOCATION

FAUNA

Sierra Negra giant-tortoise Chelonoidis guntheri -E
Common gallinule Gallinula galeata
White-cheeked pintail Anas bahamensis galapagensis - ES
Cerro azul giant-tortoise Chelonoidis vicina - E
Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber - R
White-cheeked pintail Anas bahamensis galapagensis - ES
Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis - R
Smooth-billed ani Crotophaga ani - N
Galapagos mockingbird Mimus parvulus - E
Great egret Ardea alba - N
Black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Small ground finch Geospiza fuliginosa - E

FLORA

Poison apple tree Hippomane mancinella - N
Mesquite Prosopis juliflora - N
Prickly pear cactus Opuntia cactaceae - E
Palo santo Bursera_graveolens - N
Lime prickly ash Zanthoxylum Fagara - N
Thorn shrub Scutia Spicata var. pauciflora - N
Galapagos croton or chala Croton scouleri - E
Glorybower Clerodendrum molle - N
Creole cotton Gossypium barbadense - N
Radiate-headed scalesia Scalesia affinis - E
Muyuyu Cordia lutea - N
Milkberry Chiococca alba - N
Leatherleaf Maytenus octogona - N
Nickernut Caesalpinia bonduc - N
Narrow-leafed Darwin bush Darwiniothamnus tenuifolius - E
White mangrove Laguncularia racemosa - N
Black mangrove Avicennia germinans - N
Red mangrove Rhizophora mangle - N
Button mangrove Conocarpus erecta - N

SITE GALLERY

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