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Healthy giant tortoises on Isabela Island
I’m sharing photos of the latest field visit of scientists to Alcedo Volcano on Isabela Island. The giant tortoises are healthy! Tunememi was also recently able to raise and donate more than USD 1,200 to the Charles Darwin Research Station for the giant tortoise project. Thank you Jorge Carrión of the Galapagos Tortoise Movement Ecology…
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White-sand beach, turquoise waters and plastic waste from a thousand kilometers away
On the island of San Cristobal in the Galapagos is Puerto Chino, a pristine white-sand beach with turquoise waters and surrounded by mangroves. According to our naturalist guide, the name Puerto Chino or Chinese port came from the locals who mistook the Japanese sailors for Chinese due to their slanted eyes. The sailors used the…
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Taking action to help endangered Galapagos giant tortoises and penguins
Did you know that giant tortoises are only found in two places in the world? The Seychelles and the Galapagos Islands. Did you also know that the Galapagos penguin is the only penguin specie found north of the equator? Both of these animals are very unique, but they are also endangered. According to 2018 data…