Browsing by Place "Galapagos Islands"
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Chinese fishing fleet stirs up waters in Peru
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 27, 2020 , on page A9)Peru’s Navy on Friday was carefully watching a fleet of around 250 Chinese fishing vessels that had sailed just outside the Andean country’s waters, angering the domestic fishing industry and sparking a Twitter war between ... -
Effort to revive Galapagos tortoises once thought extinct
(BusinessWorld,June 21, 2013 , on page S3/9)Scientists will try to revive two species of giant Galapagos tortoises thought to have been extinct by breeding genetic relatives in captivity, experts leading the effort said. The Galapagos Islands, located 1,000 kilometers ... -
'Lonesome George' returned to Galapagos
(Manila Standard,February 19, 2017 , on page B4)The embalmed body of the giant tortoise known as Lonesome George - the last known survivor of a species that died out in 2012 - has been returned home to the Ecuadoran Galapagos Islands. The body arrived in Puerto Ayora, ... -
Scientists to revive extinct giant Galapagos tortoises
(The Manila Times,June 19, 2013 , on page B7)Scientists will try to revive two species of giant Galapagos tortoises thought to have been extinct by breeding genetic relatives in captivity, experts leading the effort said. The Galapagos Islands, located 1,000 kilometers ... -
Search for kin of ‘Lonesome George’ on
(Manila Standard,January 26, 2020 , on page A3)A scientific expedition to the Galapagos Islands will spend 10 days searching for relatives of two tortoise species believed to be extinct, including those of the archipelago’s Lonesome George, park officials said Friday. ... -
Shark refuge found in Galapagos
(Manila Standard,March 9, 2019 , on page B3)A new breeding ground for endangered hammerhead sharks has been found in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador's government said. This natural refuge off the island of Santa Cruz is home to about 20 of the sharks, the environment ... -
Suitcase yields 185 baby tortoises
(Daily Tribune,March 31, 2021 , on page B14)An Ecuadorian policeman has been arrested after airport officials in the Galapagos Islands discovered 185 baby giant tortoises stuffed in a suitcase to be trafficked, prosecutors said Monday. The reptiles, no more than ... -
Whales under threat as climate change impacts migration
(BusinessWorld,December 4, 2015 , on page S3/4)The sight of thousands of whales surfacing, jumping and playing off the coast of South America as they migrate toward their breeding grounds is one of nature's most majestic displays. But global warming is killing off their ...