Scuba diving boat sinks off Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands
A scuba diving boat sank Saturday off one of Ecuador's ecologically sensitive Galapagos Islands but damage was minor and no ...
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Galapagos airport staff find 185 tortoises in suitcase
Staff at an airport on the Galapagos Islands found 185 tortoises in a suitcase that was heading for Ecuador's mainland, ...
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Search for kin of ‘Lonesome George’ on
A scientific expedition to the Galapagos Islands will spend 10 days searching for relatives of two tortoise species believed to ...
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Shark refuge found in Galapagos
Quito"•A new breeding ground for endangered hammerhead sharks has been found in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador’s government said. This natural ...
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Galapagos fights to protect islands
PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador"•With its iconic giant tortoises, crested black iguanas, huge ocean manta rays and a veritable menagerie of other ...
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