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Deep in these swampy mangrove jungle gyms on isabella. how can you tell it's abandoned from here? >> the binoculars. >> okay. i thought you had some kind of bird sense. >> oh, did you hear that in tut, tut, tut? >> that's a good sign. they stay completely hidden during our hike, but here's some footage captured by francesca's team. not only are these birds threatened by rats, but sometime in the late 1950s, a random cargo brought a certain kind of fly to the galapagos, a fly that feeds on the beaks of baby finches. >> it's like a horror story. the adult fly lays its eggs in the nest, and the f...

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 with communities, so that essentially, they make the decisions. >> yeah. >> that they don't want, you know, rats and cats on their island. and then 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 his job is hard, meet francesca cottingham. she's devoted her life to saving the most ...

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 with communities, so that essentially, they make the decisions. >> yeah. >> that they don't want, you know, rats and cats on their island. and then 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 his job is hard, meet francesca cottingham. she's devoted her life to saving the most ...

Here. >> it's kind of bird that hides deep in these swampy mangrove jungle gyms on isabella. how can you tell it's abandoned from here? >> the binoculars. >> okay. i thought you had some kind of bird sense. >> oh, did you hear that in tut, tut, tut? >> that's a good sign. they stay completely hidden during our hike, but here's some footage captured by francesca's team. not only are these birds threatened by rats, but sometime in the late 1950s, a random cargo brought a certain kind of fly to the galapagos, a fly that feeds on the beaks of baby finches. >> it's like a horror story. the adult fl...