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Whale shark and diver Galapagos Darwin island Scientists, naturalists and tourists have explored the Galapagos for decades, but only in the last 20 years it has become a diving destination. And only very recently have divers ventured from the protected bays and inlets to discover true Galapagos diving. That is to say, adventure diving on remote [...] This a repost of the Galapagos Conservancy Org Blog article: Departing from the cities of Quito and Guayaquil, LAN Ecuador will offer a daily flight to the Galapagos from September 2010. LAN Ecuador, a subsidiary of LAN Airlines, has been indeed authorized by the Ecuadorian government to operate scheduled flights to the Galapagos. It will be therefore the third airline to serve the Galapagos archipelago. Maximiliano Naranjo, [...]
Sea lions on the beach of Espagnola island – Galapagos The president of the World Heritage Committee of Unesco, Joao Luiz Da Silva Ferreira, will verified the advances applied by the Government of Ecuador in the Galapagos Islands on the observations made in 2007 that cost to the archipelago his inclusion in the list of [...] Hollywood stars and showbiz personalities would provide a million dollars to conservation projects in the Galapagos Marine Reserve. The donation was known after the meeting with the Vice President on the Endeavour cruise, of National Gegraphic, which crosses the [...] From march, 22 through March 26, the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) hosted an international workshop on Island Sustainability in a Globalized World. CDF”s executive director, Dr. J. Gabriel Lopez, highlighted the importance of this meeting where “throughout this week, experts and workshop participants were developing a practical conceptual framework regarding sustainability priorities to not only address the [...] The Galapagos Archipelago in Ecuador, a unique retreat for the world biodiversity, will have in 2011 the “first ecological airport of the world”, informed today the head of the Direction of Civil aviation of Ecuador, Fernando Guerrero. In an interview with official news agency “Andes,” Guerrero explained that the concession contract has been granted to the [...]
Galapagos giant tortoise – Santa Cruz highlands In the Galapagos National Park one hopes for the birth of 3420 giant tortoises. An official statement of the Park announced last Thursday that the staff of the institution carries out excavations in the nesting sites to save as many young tortoises as possible. Washington Tapia, head of the Department of [...]
young Galapagos giant turtle The guards of the Galapagos National Park help the tortoises recently hatched to leave their nest on Santa Cruz Island. According to a bulletin issued by the direction of the Galapagos National Park (DPNG), park rangers are working to discover 380 nests of giant tortoises on the island of Santa Cruz. Breeding areas of [...]
land iguana Galapagos The Galapagos National Park Directorate (DPNG) conducts rodent control activities in the island of Baltra through the Control and Eradication of Introduced Species as a protection measure of the land iguanas, especially Conolophus suscribtatus an endemic species of the islands. During one week, the rangers placed the control product (poison) at the airport, captaincy, [...] |
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