Read more about the article Ecuador President Announces Expansion Of Galapagos Reserve By 23,000 Square Miles At COP26
A Humpback Whale jumping from the waters in the Galapagos Islands. (Jo Anne Rosen/Newsflash )

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

Ecuador's president has announced the expansion of the marine protection area around the Galapagos Islands by 23,000 square miles. President Guillermo Lasso has also announced the establishment of a protected…

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Read more about the article Snakes In The Galapagos Islands Are Cannibals Say Experts After Looking At Reptile Faeces
A Western Galapagos Racer (Pseudalsophis occidentalis) that shows cannibal behaviours ​on Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands.

Snakes In The Galapagos Islands Are Cannibals Say Experts After Looking At Reptile Faeces

A new study that involved scientists looking at poo from snakes in the Galapagos Islands has discovered that they are cannibals that eat each other when they are stressed or…

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Read more about the article Galapagos Island Research Team Reveals That Only 211 Adult Wild Pink Land Iguanas Remain Alive On Earth
One of the 211 Pink Land Iguanas left on Isabela Island, Galapagos, 2021.

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

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Only 211 rare Pink Land Iguanas only found on a remote Galapagos volcanic island are left alive according to scientists monitoring the population, and even more worryingly, no juveniles were…

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Read more about the article British Marine Wildlife Expert: New Galapagos Fishing Policy Threatens Critically Endangered Species
Green sea turtle. Mr Green, who took the photograph himself, told Real Press: "Its forefin was almost amputated by the longline but many die as they cannot reach the surface to breathe." He added: "This one was lucky to be alive as it was still just about able to reach the surface to breathe. But a lot of turtles get ensnared in the lines and tangled, and as they cannot breathe, they die. They are then usually discarded."

British Marine Wildlife Expert: New Galapagos Fishing Policy Threatens Critically Endangered Species

People in the Galapagos Islands are using controversial longline fishing methods where hundreds of hooks are baited to catch fish but also catch everything from seabirds through to turtles and…

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