Ekvador’a ba\u011fl\u0131 Gal\u00e1pagos Adalar\u0131, e\u015fine az rastlan\u0131r bir ekolojik zafere sahne oluyor. Floreana Adas\u0131’na \u00f6zg\u00fc olan ve yakla\u015f\u0131k iki as\u0131r \u00f6nce nesli tamamen t\u00fckenen yerli dev kaplumba\u011fa alt t\u00fcr\u00fc (chelonoidis niger niger), y\u0131llar s\u00fcren titiz bir geri yeti\u015ftirme program\u0131 sayesinde yeniden anavatan\u0131na kavu\u015ftu.
Denizcilerin Yok Etti\u011fi T\u00fcr Yeniden Hayat Buldu
1840’l\u0131 y\u0131llarda, uzun okyanus yolculuklar\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kan denizcilerin besin kayna\u011f\u0131 olarak adadan binlercesini toplamas\u0131yla yok olu\u015fa s\u00fcr\u00fcklenen bu g\u00f6rkemli canl\u0131lar, 200 y\u0131l aradan sonra yeniden do\u011fada. Gal\u00e1pagos Milli Park M\u00fcd\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc’n\u00fcn \u00f6nc\u00fcl\u00fck etti\u011fi “Floreana Ekolojik Restorasyon Projesi” kapsam\u0131nda hayata ge\u00e7irilen bu mucize, asl\u0131nda 2017 y\u0131l\u0131nda kom\u015fu Isabela Adas\u0131’nda yap\u0131lan heyecan verici bir ke\u015fifle ba\u015flad\u0131. Bilim insanlar\u0131, bu adadaki baz\u0131 kaplumba\u011falar\u0131n kay\u0131p Floreana t\u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcn genetik miras\u0131n\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131d\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 tespit etti.
23 Kaplumba\u011fadan Do\u011fan Umut
Ke\u015ffin ard\u0131ndan, soyu t\u00fckenmi\u015f t\u00fcre genetik olarak en yak\u0131n 23 melez kaplumba\u011fa \u00f6zenle se\u00e7ilerek Santa Cruz Adas\u0131’ndaki \u00f6zel bir \u00fcreme merkezine al\u0131nd\u0131. Verilen b\u00fcy\u00fck emekler sonucunda 2025 y\u0131l\u0131na gelindi\u011finde, sa\u011fl\u0131kl\u0131 bir \u015fekilde hayata tutunan yavru say\u0131s\u0131 600’\u00fc a\u015ft\u0131.
Bu hafta ise projenin en duygusal a\u015famas\u0131na ge\u00e7ildi ve \u00f6zenle yeti\u015ftirilen 158 dev kaplumba\u011fa, Floreana Adas\u0131’nda \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011fe ad\u0131m att\u0131.
“T\u00fcyler \u00dcrpertici Bir Ba\u015far\u0131”
Gal\u00e1pagos Koruma Vakf\u0131 (GCT), dev kaplumba\u011falar\u0131 do\u011fan\u0131n “ekosistem m\u00fchendisleri” olarak tan\u0131ml\u0131yor. Bu devasa canl\u0131lar\u0131n, beslenme ve hareket al\u0131\u015fkanl\u0131klar\u0131yla adan\u0131n co\u011frafyas\u0131n\u0131 \u015fekillendirerek bozulan ekosistemleri onarmada kritik bir rol oynayaca\u011f\u0131 vurgulan\u0131yor.
GCT Ba\u015f Y\u00f6neticisi Dr. Jen Jones, 20 y\u0131ll\u0131k devasa bir i\u015f birli\u011finin meyvesi olan bu an\u0131 “ger\u00e7ekten t\u00fcyler \u00fcrpertici” s\u00f6zleriyle tarif etti. Vak\u0131ftan yap\u0131lan a\u00e7\u0131klamada ise bu geli\u015fmenin sadece Floreana Adas\u0131 i\u00e7in de\u011fil, d\u00fcnya genelindeki zarar g\u00f6rm\u00fc\u015f t\u00fcm ada ekosistemlerinin kurtar\u0131lmas\u0131 ad\u0131na dev bir umut \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 oldu\u011fu belirtildi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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