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02/01/2012 • Privileged Access to Haida Gwaii Via Sailing Tour Showcases Canada's Galapagos VICTORIA, British Columbia -- Described as the Canadian Galapagos, Haida Gwaii is located at the western edge of North America and is a place teeming with wildlife and First Nations heritage. For more ... Read article |
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01/24/2012 • Galapagos tortoise back from extinction? After finding the descendants of a species of giant tortoises believed extinct from the Galapagos Islands for 150 years, Yale researchers are hoping to save the species. In an expedition to Isabela Island led by Adalgisa Caccone GRD ’86, senior research scientist in ecology and evolutionary biology, the researchers found 84 tortoises whose genes show that one of their parents is a member of the ... Read article |
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01/05/2012 • Galapagos Rockford Charter School taking applications Galapagos Rockford Charter School is now accepting student applications for grades kindergarten through sixth grade. Read article |
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01/10/2012 • 'Extinct' Galapagos Tortoise Turns Up on Distant Island A type of giant tortoise, observed in the Galapagos Islands in 1853 by Charles Darwin but thought to have been extinct for 150 years, is apparently alive and well. This news, from a team of biologists at Yale University, would be welcomed by conservationists, and... Read article |
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02/03/2012 • Best Vacation Spots for Eco-Adventures Environmental tourists can drift among icebergs in the Antarctic or stand in the Galapagos, inches from exotic birds. Read article |
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01/23/2012 • Patterns of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Galapagos reptiles Land and marine iguanas and giant tortoises living close to human settlements or tourist sites in the Galápagos islands are more likely to harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria than those living in more remote or protected sites on the islands, researchers report in a new study. Read article |
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01/24/2012 • Patterns Of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria Found In Some Galapagos Reptiles Land and marine iguanas and giant tortoises living close to human settlements or tourist sites in the Galápagos islands are more likely to harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria than those living in more remote or protected sites on the islands, researchers report in a new study. Feces collected at several different sites from free-living reptiles harbored Escherichia coli bacteria that were ... Read article |
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01/09/2012 • 'Extinct' Galapagos Tortoise Reappears After 150 years of being "extinct," a species of giant tortoise may be on the verge of a comeback tour, scientists report today (Jan. 9). Read article |
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01/10/2012 • Galapagos Tortoise Previously Thought Extinct May Survive A species of giant tortoise, previously thought to be extinct, may be still alive and hiding around Volcano Wolf on Isabela Island according to a report published in "Current Biology" by a group of researchers led by a team from Yale. Read article |
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01/09/2012 • Giant Galapagos tortoise species may not be extinct A giant Galapagos tortoise species thought to have gone extinct may still exist, genetic analysis reveals. / By Claudio Ciof A few survivors of a giant Galapagos tortoise species thought to have gone extinct in the 1840s may still exist on a volcanic island in the Pacific, genetic analysis reveals. Read article |
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