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Galapagos pirates could have resuscitated an extinct species of tortoise

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 19th November 201919/11/2019
  • Animals, Ecology, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra) are in danger of extinction. Many species have disappeared, and very few of them are alive today. Experts claim that it is unlikely to restore them in the near future; but recently, an international team has found by chance, some hybrid turtles descendants of extinct species in Isabela Island. In this

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Galapagos Islands: the Ecuadorian paradise

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 12th November 201919/11/2019
  • Ecology, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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The Galapagos Islands are one of the most prestigious nature destinations in the world, and more than 90% of the insular and maritime territory is protected, which means that some areas have very limited access; however, the reward of traveling to this corner of the world is indescribable. It is definitely a place you should

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Origins of endemic plants in the Galapagos Islands

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 29th October 201929/10/2019
  • Ecology, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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According to Ecualale, the origins of Galapagos plants dates back to natural processes of millions of years. In this context, some examples of natural processes are wind currents that transported the seeds of certain plants to the Enchanted Islands. This function also fulfilled the ocean through the water, certain species of birds that transported seeds

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Miguel Bosé: Galapagos is not somewhere else

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 20th August 201920/08/2019
  • Animals, Ecology, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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“There are few places in the world as special as Galapagos, The Enchanted Islands are the place of evolution, and it was here where many biological theories were developed. Galapagos helped us to comprehend life”. This was the statement that Miguel Bosé made in a prestigious TV program of the United States. Moreover, he stressed

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Santa Cruz Island: a sustainable destination

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 5th August 201905/08/2019
  • Ecology, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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Santa Cruz Island is one of the best 100 sustainable destinations in the world and ranks 2 in America. The award was granted by Green Destinations, an organization belonging to the Global Sustainable Tourism Network (GSTN) that rewards the efforts to develop ecological tourism. The award was presented at ITB Berlin 2018 in Germany, one

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Pink iguanas are only found live in the Galapagos Islands

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 11th July 201911/07/2019
  • Animals, Ecology, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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According to the technical team of the National Park Management Department of Galapagos (DPNG), these animals enjoy a good state of health. In this context, a group of scientists traveled a few weeks ago to the islands in order to collect information related to the physical conditions of these endemic species. The main objective of

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Galapagos Airport reduced 40% of CO2 emissions

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 26th June 201926/06/2019
  • Ecology, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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Seymour airport received a certification of CarbonNeutral, becoming the first airport in Latin America and the Caribbean to win this recognition. The certification was granted by the International Airport Council in December 2017. CarbonNeutral certification is given when airport CO2 emissions have been significantly reduced by optimization techniques. “It is an important milestone, because the

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Ecuador internationalizes the fight against illegal fishing around the Galapagos

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 14th June 201914/06/2019
  • Animals, Ecology, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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Galapagos was declared a national park in 1959, in order to protect the 97.5% of the terrestrial surface of the archipelago. The remaining area is occupied by human settlements that already existed at the time of the declaration. By then, approximately 1000 to 2000 people lived in four islands. In 1972 a census determined that

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Galapagos Airport, the first in the region to achieve a neutral carbon certificate

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 5th June 201905/06/2019
  • Ecology, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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The ecological airport became the first to get the ‘Carbon Neutral’ certificate in Latin America and the Caribbean. This recognition is granted by the Airports Council International (ACI), through the Airport Carbon Accreditation program, the only institutional system “that evaluate and recognize the efforts made by participating airports to manage and reduce their emissions of

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New ‘Big Birds’ in Galapagos arose super fast

  • Author g4l4p4g0s
  • Posted on 21st May 201921/05/2019
  • Animals, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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The process of speciation usually takes millions years depending on many natural factors. But for a new species of finches, it happened in just two generations, and some scientists were able to see this magnificent process. The new lineage comes from a process of hybridization of two different species of Darwin’s finches. While conducting the

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