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The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.
Floreana giant tortoise reintroduced to Galápagos island after almost 200 years ○
Subspecies driven to extinction by hungry whalers returns after ‘back breeding’ programme using partial descendants
Giant tortoises, the life-giving engineers of remote small island ecosystems, are pl…
59 days ago
‘I never imagined we could buy an island’: how a community saved Mexico’s Galápagos ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
When developers began circling Espíritu Santo island in the 1990s, a private conservation effort saw them off. But today the Unesco site faces a new threat: mass tourism
On a clear day over the Sea of…
3 months ago
Galápagos had no native amphibians. Then it was invaded by hundreds of thousands of frogs ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Scientists are only beginning to grasp the scale of the issue and understand what impact the tree frogs may have on the islands’ rare wildlife
On the way to her office at the Charles Darwin research s…
5 months ago
Galápagos Islands, wildlife haven, faces a sexual violence epidemic: ‘Protection is nonexistent’ ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
While Ecuador’s islands are protected for its rich fauna, they are not a place of safety for many of its women and girls
El Mango viewpoint on Isla Isabela, the least populated island of the Galápagos…
8 months ago
Experience: I travelled the world delivering letters to strangers ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
In Galápagos, travellers leave post in an old barrel in the hope it will be picked up – I decided to help out
I have always loved travelling, and have spent most of my adult life either on the move or…
9 months ago
Five fishermen lost at sea for 55 days rescued by Ecuadorian tuna boat ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Three Peruvians and two Colombians missing since setting sail from Peru in March arrive in Galápagos Islands
Five fishers who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived on Saturday at a port in the Galápago…
10 months ago
Week in wildlife: a fish dinner and Galápagos wonders ○
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world
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