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Environment General News South America 

Giant Galapagos Tortoises Boost Island Veg With Their Poo, Says Study

Michael Leidig , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Giant tortoises reintroduced to a Galapagos island by scientists have started a cactus boom thanks to their seed-spreading poo, a

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Environment General News South America 

Luxury Hotel On Galapagos Isle Will Destroy Wildlife Say Experts

Lee Bullen , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

A plan to build a luxury tourist resort on the first Galapagos Island seen by Charles Darwin has infuriated conservationists

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Animals General News South America 

Boffins Identify New Species Of Giant Tortoise In Galapagos Islands

William McGee , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Boffins have identified a new species of giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands. The species of giant tortoise that inhabits

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Environment General News South America 

Lava Flows Across Isabela Island In Galapagos After Seven Year Calm

Lee Bullen , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

This is the moment lava flows across Isabela Island in the Galapagos after seven years of relative calm. The eruption

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General News Health South America 

Ecuador President Announces Expansion Of Galapagos Reserve By 23,000 Square Miles At COP26

Peter Barker , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Ecuador’s president has announced the expansion of the marine protection area around the Galapagos Islands by 23,000 square miles. President

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Credit: Joshua Vela Galapagos Conservancy/Newsflash
Environment General News South America 

Galapagos Island Research Team Reveals That Only 211 Adult Wild Pink Land Iguanas Remain Alive On Earth

Peter Barker , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Only 211 rare Pink Land Iguanas only found on a remote Galapagos volcanic island are left alive according to scientists

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