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Pacific Reef Shark Populations in Swift Decline: 5 Things You Can Do to Help
May 1, 2012
According to a study published in the April 27th edition of the journal Conservation Biology, up to 90% of reef sharks have disappeared from reefs near populated islands in the Pacific. …
Sharks in Galapagos Bagged, Tagged and Monitored to Aid in Future Conservation Efforts
March 14, 2012
The Galapagos National Park Service, with support from the Charles Darwin Foundationand the University of California at Davis, recently captured and tagged eleven sharks near Darwin and Wolf Islands…
Swimming with Galapagos Sea Lions: Video
March 14, 2012
Bret Love and Mary Gabbett, founders of Green Global Travel (one of our favorite websites about ecotourism), took this wonderful footage of sea lions swimming, nursing, playing and fighting on a recent trip…
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Hails Plan for New Provincial Court in the Galapagos
March 9, 2012
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society(SSCS), a non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization active in the Galapagos Islands, announced earlier this week that Ecuador's national judicial authority's…
Scientist Find Previously Unknown Species of Shark in the Galapagos
March 7, 2012
Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences (CAS) have described a newly discovered species of catshark, named Bythaelurus giddingsi, in the March 5 issue of the journal Zootaxa…
2012 Marks the World Heritage Convention’s 40th Anniversary
February 6, 2012
Candice Gaukel Andrews
On November 16, 1972, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted the World Heritage Convention. It was an historic…
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria More Prevalent in Galápagos Wildlife Living Close to Humans
February 2, 2012
Candice Gaukel Andrews
Reptile Channel.com reported this week that land and marine iguanas —as well as giant tortoises — living next to tourist sites or human settlements on the Gal …
‘Extinct’ Galapagos Tortoise Alive and Kicking, Researchers Say
January 11, 2012
Matt Kareus
A species of giant Galapagos tortoise thought to have been extinct since the mid-19th century may still be alive and well in the Galapagos, according to a paper published by Yale researchers in this week…
Galapagos National Park Shuts Down Construction on Illegal Hotel
January 2, 2012
Galapagos National Park authorities have announced that they have permanently suspended the construction of a hotel in Puerto Ayora on the island of Santa Cruz. Mauricio Ponce, who…
Fuel Surcharge for Galapagos Flights Goes into Effect on January 1, 2012
December 26, 2011
The Government of Ecuador recently announced that ticket prices for air transport in Ecuador will increase on January 1, 2012 because it is eliminating its 40% subsidy for local aviation fuel. The move is expected to…
