Endangered Galapagos tortoises suffer from human waste: study
QUITO, Nov 9, 2023 (AFP) - Endangered giant Galapagos tortoises continue to swallow plastic and other human waste despite a…
3 years ago
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Ecuador expands sea life protections around Galapagos
PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador (AFP) - Ecuador created a massive new marine reserve Friday north of its Galapagos islands, forming a…
4 years ago
Experts estimate endangered Galapagos pink iguana population at 211
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Scientific experts sent to the Galapagos Islands to count a critically endangered lizard species estimate there…
5 years ago
Giant tortoise Diego, a hero to his species, is home
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — Diego the giant Galapagos tortoise whose tireless efforts are credited with almost single-handedly saving his once-threatened…
6 years ago
Relative of extinct tortoise located in Galapagos
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A scientific expedition to the Galapagos Islands has discovered a tortoise with a "strong" genetic link…
6 years ago
Volcano erupts on ecologically sensitive Galapagos island
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A volcano erupted on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos, Ecuadorian authorities said, spewing lava on…
6 years ago
Giant tortoise thought to be extinct discovered in Galapagos
SANTA CRUZ, Ecuador (AFP) -- A tortoise thought to be a Chelonoidis phantasticus, a species believed to have gone extinct…
7 years ago
Iguanas reintroduced to Santiago Island in Galapagos
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) – A group of more than 1,400 iguanas have been reintroduced to an Ecuadoran island in the…
7 years ago
Galapagos iguanas transferred due to overpopulation
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Six land iguanas, endemic to the Galapagos Islands, have been relocated within the Pacific archipelago due…
8 years ago
In the Galapagos, an idyllic hammerhead shark nursery
by Jordi MIRO Agence France-Presse SANTA CRUZ, Ecuador (AFP) -- For millions of years, new-born hammerhead sharks have grown up…
8 years ago
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