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Jul 30
Darwin Exhibition at the Field Museum in Chicago
Artline - Bucharest, Romania
... by Darwin in the Galapagos Islands , a model of the ship
HMS Beagle, replicas of the tropical plants that he collected and described
in his notes.
Jul 29
Ecuador rejects US experimental project in Galapagos
People's Daily Online - Beijing, China
Ecuador said on Friday it rejects a US experimental project to eliminate
carbon dioxide from Galapagos Island's ocean waters. The US
Planktos Inc. company...
Jul 28
Sea Shepherd to intercept/block Planktos ship
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco, CA, USA
But the international conservation group WWF, Galapagos National
Park, Greenpeace, and Canadian-based ETC have spoken out opposing the plan.
Jul 27
Travel Notes
Providence Journal (subscription) - Providence, RI, USA
Two new sites have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage in Danger list:
the Galapagos Islands and the Niokolo-Koba National Park in Senegal.
Iceland whaling protest halted
Fish Update - Edinburgh, UK
He explained the reason for the change of mind was because his efforts were
needed in Galapagos - where they had stopped on the way from
Australia to ...
Galapagos permit row
Dive Magazine - Surrey, UK
Thousands of divers hoping to visit the Galapagos have had their
plans thrown into disarray, after a shake-up in the permits system left 12
liveaboards ...
Jul 26
Environmental groups slam plans to dump iron dust into water
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
Planktos plans to use a 115-foot long research ship to dump the iron dust
into international waters some 200 miles west of the Galapagos
Islands in the ...
Prostrakan lands payout
Scotsman - United Kingdom
PROSTRAKAN, the Borders-based speciality drugs firm, has scooped a =A3365000
"milestone" payment stemming from a collaboration between Belgian
group Galapagos ...
Galapagos Islands in danger
Hostelbookers.com - USA
The World Heritage Committee has placed the Galapagos Islands on its
lists of World Heritage sites at risk. With annual visitor numbers having
doubled since ...
Luxury SUV a big improvement from earlier generation
Detroit Free Press - United States
Your exhaustive research and groundbreaking theoretical work in the
Galapagos has been trumped by the 2007 BMW X5 luxury SUV. The leap
from the average ...
Jul 25
Plan to Dump Iron in Ocean as Climate Fix Attracts Debate
National Geographic - Washington, DC, USA
... (35-meter) research ship to dump a hundred tons of iron dust
into international waters some 200 miles (322 kilometers) west of the
Galapagos Islands.
Sea Shepherd cancels visit to Iceland
IcelandReview - Reykjavik,Iceland
The reason, Watson said, is that his ships are needed in Galapagos
- where they had stopped on the way from Australia to Iceland - to
prevent a great amount ...
Meet Jake the Snake
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT, USA
He told stories about Lonesome George, a 200-year-old turtle on the
Galapagos Islands, and a python that devoured dogs from an
Indonesian village.
Millikin students take 'Ecological Journey' to Galapagos Islands
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier - Charleston,IL, USA
They spent eight days last month exploring the Galapagos Islands off
the coast of Ecuador as part of an Ecological Journeys course taught this
spring by ...
Jul 24
Galapagos Islands put on danger list
People & the Planet - London, UK
The Galapagos Islands have been added to the list of World Heritage
sites in danger. The World Heritage Committee made the decision after
considering the ...
Galapagos shark endangered by Ecuadoran decree: group
Raw Story - Cambridge,MA, USA
President Rafael Correa's decree legalizing the sale of shark fins
caught by accidental fishing has put the Galapagos shark in peril of
extinction...
Ecuador: Galapagos Shark Endangered
Discovery Channel - USA
July 24, 2007 -- President Rafael Correa's decree legalizing the sale
of shark fins caught by accidental fishing has put the Galapagos
shark in peril of ...
Jul 23
Tortoise to return to family after wandering the streets
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, AZ, USA
It's been more than a week since Sweetie -- the
150-pound tortoise -- wandered away from her Midtown home, but today she
is expected to be ...
Jul 22
Family to be reunited with missing 150-pound tortoise
KVOA.com - Tucson, AZ, USA
(AP) - A 150-pound pet Galapagos tortoise named Sweetie was expected
to be reunited with her Tucson family today, a week after she went missing.
Science Notes / Ecology, astronomy
Buffalo News - NY, United States
A good man is hard to find - and for female Galapagos iguanas, the
search for the sexiest mate is so exhausting that it actually might
threaten their ...
MY 5-STAR, HIGH-TECH HOTEL HELL
New York Post - New York, NY, USA
However, it is summertime and I, a professional traveler who has traversed
the globe from the Outback to the Congo to the Galapagos, may soon
take off again ...
Jul 21
Galapagos park suspects poachers in killing of endangered giant ...
International Herald Tribune - France
AP: Rangers found the shells of eight endangered giant
tortoises believed to have been killed by poachers, Galapagos
National Park officials ...
8 Galapagos tortoises found killed
Kansas City Star - MO, USA
AP This image released by the Galapagos National Park shows a turtle
shell near Villamil Port, in Isabela island, Galapagos, Ecuador,
Tuesday, June 3, 2007.
Jul 20
Planktos Iron Dump Near Galapagos Illustrates Dangers of Carbon ...
Common Dreams (press release) - Portland, ME, USA
The Galapagos National Park in Ecuador has expressed concern about
the dump, and the US Environmental Protection Agency told Planktos it may
be legally ...
Summer 2007 issue of Alumni Gazette now online
Western News - London, Ontario, Canada
This issue features Baby Boomer-themed stories, an Alumni and Friends
travel story to the Galapagos Islands and a story of Western's
many successful geology ...
DDT Contaminates Two Galapagos Seals
Prensa Latina - Havana, Cuba
Quito, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Two seals on the Ecuadorian Galapagos
Islands are contaminated with DDT, a chemical substance used in
insecticides...
Sylvia A. Hosie photos on display
Newport News Times - Newport, OR, USA
Animals from the Galapagos Islands, Botswana and North America are
featured. Hosie is a travel photographer whose work emphasizes on the
natural world...
Family worried about 150-pound missing pet tortoise
KVOA.com - Tucson, AZ, USA
A 150-pound Galapagos tortoise named Sweetie is missing from her
Tucson home about a week after making a slow getaway. Quanna Coahran said
she went out to ...
Jul 19
Much to explore on Galapagos Island
Penticton Western - Abbotsford, Canada
About 600 miles (965 kilometres) off Ecuador on the northwest coast of
South America lies the amazing Galapagos Islands, an Ecuadorian
province...
Galapagos group urges action against plankton experiment
TravelVideo.tv - USA
The Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) has warned against a scheme to seed the
ocean with iron dust and stimulate the growth of plankton near the
Galapagos ...
As citizens we're failures, just like our government
Oregon Daily Emerald - OR, USA
Editor's note: Jason Reed is on location in the Galapagos, where
he is participating in the School of Journalism and Communication's
environmental writing ...
Mate selection is costly to female iguanas
Science Daily - USA
US scientists have found female iguanas in
the Galapagos Islands expend a lot of energy picking a mate ...
A closer look at Galapagan wildlife
Vail Daily News - Vail, CO, USA
What to expect: Close up photos of animals native to the Galapagos
including birds such as albatross, blue footed boobies, a yellow warbler
and a flightless ...
Jul 17
Today's events: Tuesday, July 17
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX, USA
Take the chance to visit the new exhibits featuring two of the largest
species of tortoises in the world - the Galapagos and Aldabra.
...
Attendance at NC Zoo Achieves 10-Year High
Southern Pines Pilot - Southern Pines, NC, USA
It features "Tort" and "Retort," a pair of
Galapagos tortoises that were the first animals ever purchased by
the zoo making a limited return appearance ...
Jul 14
Doubts Surround Carbon Absorption Project Near Galapagos
Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome, Italy
"Why is this being done so close to the Galapagos, a World
Heritage site," asks Pablo Barriga, project coordinator for FUNDAR
Galapagos, a non-profit...
Jul 13
Shark Fin Scandal
Response Source (press release) - London,UK
This barbaric practice is widespread and disturbing, particularly when it
happens in an unspoiled paradise such as the Galapagos Islands.
Sea Shepherd Founder Paul Watson Wins Amazon Peace Prize
Environment News Service - USA
While in Quito to receive the award, he signed an agreement with the
National Police of Ecuador for joint operations to patrol the
Galapagos Marine Reserve...
Jul 11
Search on for Galapagos tortoise mate
The Age - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
While scientists search for a mate for "Lonesome George" - the
last known survivor of a species of Galapagos tortoise - some say
the effort to fend off...
Steppes Travel launches new Family Holiday destinations and...
Business Portal 24 - Bad Lausick, Sachseri, Germany
The new Family Holidays cover 26 destinations, from family safaris in
Botswana, Tanzania and Zambia, to cruises in the Galapagos Islands,
deserts in Oman...
Princess to Send Three Ships to South America for 2008-09 Season
About - News & Issues - New York, NY, USA
... continent and will introduce a new itinerary and cruisetour that
includes the opportunity to follow in Darwin's footsteps to the
Galapagos Islands.
Tender towed 30000 miles
Motor Boats Monthly - London, UK
The incredible journey involved a passage through the Panama Canal, and
stops at the Galapagos Islands, French Polynesia, Fiji, New Zealand,
and...
Jul 9
Galapagos Island: lessons for eco-tourism
ABC Regional Online - Australia
Canberra scientist Dr Dennis Saunders, wildlife ecologist and President of
the World Wide Fund for nature (WWF) has just returned from the
Galapagos and...
UNESCO Adds to Endangered List
Home and Away - USA
The Galapagos Islands and Niokolo-Koba National Park in Senegal were
added to the list of the UNESCO's World Heritage in Danger List, part of
the UN's World...
Jul 8
Travel Briefs
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Two new sites have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage in Danger
list: the Galapagos Islands and the Niokolo-Koba National Park in
Senegal.
Jul 6
Galapagos documentary heading to Blu-ray, HD DVD
TG Daily - USA
By Mark Raby London (England) - The BBC has announced it is bringing
Galapagos, a documentary of the Galapagos Islands, to high
definition DVD formats...
Jul 5
Avalon Waterways' Tres Chic 2008 River Cruises
e-Travel Blackboard (press release) - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Avalon Waterways has introduced a river cruise exploring the length of
France and two new ships to sail the legendary Galapagos Islands in
its 2008 River ...
SCIENCE: 350 Degrees is Bathwater to These Animals
Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome,Italy
PUERTO AYORA, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador , Jul 5
(IPS) - Marine scientists returned to the Galapagos Islands this
week to celebrate a ...
Jul 4
8 Galapagos Tortoises Found Killed
Washington Post - United States
AP QUITO, Ecuador -- Rangers found the shells of eight endangered giant
tortoises believed to have been killed by poachers, Galapagos
National Park ...
BBC to bring "Galapagos" to Blu ray and HD DVD
Afterdawn.com - USA
BBC Video, riding the immense success of "Planet Earth", has
officially announced they will be bringing the stunning documentary
"Galapagos" to both Blu ray ...
Race may be run for George
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
WHILE scientists search for a mate for "Lonesome George", the
last known survivor of a species of Galapagos tortoise, some say the
effort to fend off ...
Jul 3
Alex, 11, proves a natural as a wildlife TV presenter
Cambridge Evening News - Cambridge, England, UK
At the Museum of Zoology in Cambridge, a video message from Alex's
hero, David Attenborough, revealed he would be travelling to the
Galapagos Islands ...
Galapagos Islands in danger of losing world heritage status
Legalbrief (subscription) - Durban, South Africa
A report in The Guardian notes that damage to the Galapagos Islands
from mass tourism prompted a UN committee to declare recently that the
islands are in ...
BBC Sets October Debut for 'Galapagos' on HD DVD, Blu-ray
High-Def DVD Digest - Los Angeles, CA, USA
BBC Video has officially announced that it will bring the documentary
'Galapagos' to Blu-ray and HD DVD this fall. Arriving in
stores on October 2...
Jul 2
'Galapagos,' 'A Room With a View' Coming to HD DVD, Blu-ray Disc
TheManRoom - USA
Warner Home Video has announced the BBC titles 'Galapagos'
and 'A Room With a View (Special Edition)' will be released October
2 on HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
Lonesome George determined to stay a bachelor
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Lonesome George, the last known survivor of a species of giant
Galapagos tortoise and one of the world's most famous bachelors,
may be about to receive the ...
Jul 1
Search for "Lonesome George" mate is "long shot"
Reuters - USA
"The search is a long shot," said Linda Cayot, a science adviser
for the Galapagos Conservancy and former keeper of George.
"George may be physiologically ...
A big week for the World Heritage List
Chicago Tribune - United States
THE GALAPAGOS IN DANGER: The first site to be placed on the World
Heritage List is now on another UNESCO list -- and this one's not good.
Galapagos Islands Environment "In Danger"
Slashdot - USA
cagrin writes "On Tuesday the UN's World Heritage Committee added
the Galapagos Islands to the list of sites in danger from
environmental threats or overuse ...
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