{"id":11763,"date":"2019-10-09t05:38:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-09t05:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/the-other-footprint-we-leave-behind-an-environmental-emergency-to-save-darwins-finches\/"},"modified":"2019-10-09t05:38:50","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09t05:38:50","slug":"darwins-finches-threats-invasives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/darwins-finches-threats-invasives\/","title":{"rendered":"the other footprint we leave behind: an environmental emergency to save darwin&#8217;s finches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script id=\"asp-embed-script\" data-zindex=\"1000000\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/page-embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>when you hear about the gal\u00e1pagos, you think pristine biodiversity. but the island ecosystem and its native flora and fauna&nbsp;are actually under attack by multiple invasive species, one of which is threatening none other than&nbsp;darwin&#8217;s finches.<\/p>\n<p>learn more about the history, research, and action plan behind this environmental emergency below.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asp-embed-link\" href=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/page\/cvuarcjoiwvts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"the other footprint we leave behind.\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/page\/cvuarcjoiwvts\/embed.jpg?buster=1570159887827\" style=\"width:100%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>student scientist vicki deng, from reed college, continues our gal\u00e1pagos series with a piece about the invasive threats&nbsp;to darwin&#8217;s famous finches \u2014&nbsp;and the action plan to help save them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9682,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4930],"tags":[506,826,4339,256],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-11763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-communication","tag-biodiversity","tag-endangered-species","tag-galapagos","tag-invasive-species"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v23.4 - 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