Tag: Galapagos
Travel News: Mass tourism in paradise: Galapagos Islands double tourist fee
Mass tourism is slowly but surely reaching countries like Ecuador. The island government of the Galapagos Islands is now drawing its first conclusions. These and other reports in the travel…
Volcanic eruption on Galapagos Island threatens rare animals
As of: March 4, 2024 3:35 a.m A volcano has erupted on the uninhabited Galápagos island of Fernandina, creating an impressive natural spectacle. The island is home to various animal…
Ecuador: Sick birds on Galápagos Islands examined for bird flu
Ecuador Sick birds on Galápagos Islands examined for bird flu According to authorities, 78 endemic bird species live on the Galápagos Islands. photo © —/Galapagos National Park/dpa Experts are concerned…
Ecosystem: Pristine coral reef discovered off Galápagos Islands
ecosystem Pristine coral reef discovered off Galápagos Islands The newly discovered, largely untouched coral reef off the Galápagos Islands. photo © HOV Alvin/WHOI MISO Facility/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/dpa Scientists have…
Galápagos Islands: Researchers find pristine and ancient coral reef
Watch the video: Researchers discover coral reef off the Galápagos Islands. Scientists have discovered a largely untouched coral reef off the Galápagos Islands. The reef stretches at a depth of…
Galapagos: Visit the Enchanted Islands Once in a Lifetime – Travel
blue feet. Or a bright red throat pouch. Or sharp spikes from head to tail. Beauty looks different. But the first encounter with one of the funny blue-footed boobies, a…
Shipwreck off Galápagos Islands: National Park gives the all-clear
Status: 04/25/2022 04:53 a.m The sinking of a ship with around 7,500 liters of diesel fuel on board off the Galapagos Islands has apparently not caused any major damage to…
Galápagos Islands: Tourist ship sunk – oil leaks into the sea
shipwreck Tourist ship sank off Galápagos Islands – Thousands of liters of diesel may have leaked An oil slick spread across the sea after a ship sank off the Galápagos…
After shipwreck, ‘shallow fuel slick’ threatens Galapagos
It’s a race against time in Ecuador to avoid maritime pollution. A dive boat sank in the Galapagos archipelago on Saturday and a “superficial fuel slick” has, according to authorities,…
After a shipwreck: Thousands of liters of diesel off the Galápagos Islands
Status: 04/24/2022 04:07 am A boat with around 7,500 liters of diesel fuel on board sank off the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific. The authorities are trying to contain the…