Francesca Cunningham News Today

>> its the kind of bird that hides deep in these swampy mangrove jungle gyms on isabela. how can you tell its amman donndon -- abandoned from here? okay. >> oh, the mangrove finch. did you hear that? toot, toot, toot. >> thats a good sign all right. they say completely hidden during our hike. but heres footage from francescas team. not only are these birds threatened by rats but in the 1950s a random load of cargo brought a certain kind of fly to the galapagos, a fly that feeds on the little bea...

Which is easier, sniping a quarter million goats or poisoning a million rats on an island like this or convincing the locals that these are good ideas? >> the more challenging part is working in partnership, you know, with communities so that essentially they make the decisions, that they dont want, you know, rats and cats on their island. and what they want is mockingbirds and floreana tortoises back on their island and not to have, you know, impacts to their crops. >> right. but if you think h...