A rare species of giant tortoise, feared extinct for more than 100 years, was sighted on the Galápagos island of Fernandina Sunday, the Ecuadorian government announced. The tortoise, an adult female of the species Chelonoidis phantasticus, was found during an investigation by the Galápagos National Park and the U.S. environmental group Galapagos Conservancy, The Associated Press reported.
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Leonardo DiCaprio’s Re:wild Non-Profit To Help Rewild Galapagos Islands
The $43 million effort to restore the Galapagos island chain launched just this week.
May 21, 2021
Galapagos tortoise. Photo courtesy Re:wild
An environmental organization cofounded by Leonardo DiCaprio this week announced that it will work, in partnership with the Galápagos National Park Directorate, Island Conservation and the local communities on the islands, to help restore, protect and rewild the Galápagos islands.
Paula A. Castaño, a wildlife veterinarian and island restoration specialist with Island Conservation will work with Re:wild, the Galápagos National Park, local communities and other partners, in an effort to reintroduce several endangered species back onto the islands.
Things That Matter By César Albarrán Torres November 15, 2020 at 10:56 am BY César Albarrán Torres | November 15, 2020 AT 10:56 am
One of the biggest assets of the great and complex country known as Mexico is the creative and even ludic way in which people reuse materials. This is done on an everyday basis. You just have to go to a traditional mercado to see, for example, Barbie doll dresses made with scraps from old clothes. Need a swing for the backyard? No worries, that used tire will do!
But sometimes this sort of creativity extends to public works that set a good example that other governments can follow.
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