Captive breeding efforts by the Charles Darwin Research Station are also having positive effects.

查尔斯·达尔文研究站的捕捉饲养努力同样有积极作用。

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Take an optional tour of the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island, where you can observe scientists from all over the world conducting biological research.

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GARCIA-NAVARRO: Karl Campbell walks around a large kennel containing dozens of highly trained hunting dogs, located at the Charles Darwin Research Station, the main conservation and research body on the islands.

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But despite the best efforts of conservationists -- and the presence of two female giant tortoises from a close subspecies sharing his enclosure at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz -- George remained a solitary creature.

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