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Reptiles Magazine 185 tortoises were wrapped in plastic. 10 died. April 1, 2021 This hatchling tortoise survived a smuggling attempt of 185 tortoises. The Galapagos tortoise is captive bred in many countries around the world to ensure the survival of these species, yet some smugglers tried to smuggle 185 baby tortoises out of the Galapagos Islands. The babies, wrapped in plastic wrap ostensibly to immobilize them, were found during a routine inspection at the Aeropuerto Ecológico Galápagos on Isla Baltra. The reptiles were destined for the port city of Guayaquil when they were discovered by operators of an x-ray machine at the airport who noticed that something was amiss with the suitcase, the contents of which was declared as souvenirs. Of the 185 tortoises that were found, 10 had died. Nobody has been arrested for this crime. ....
All of the remaining health personnel (not included in Phase 0), older adults, vulnerable population, teachers, members of the public force and firefighters, waste collection personnel and personnel from strategic sectors that reside in Galapagos will receive the vaccine against covid- 19 and with this it will be the first province to complete this phase. Galapagos will be the first province to complete phase 0 of vaccination against covid-19 Within the framework of the Expanded Cabinet, which took place on the afternoon of this Tuesday, March 9, at the Government Palace, the Head of State, Lenín Moreno, announced that this week, the island province will receive approximately 5,000 doses of vaccines against covid- 19, to meet this goal. ....
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E-Mail IMAGE: A seismologist returns across lava flows from collecting data on the north flank of Sierra Negra volcano. view more Credit: Dr Andy Bell The study gives the first detailed description of a volcanic eruption from Sierra Negra found on Isla Isabela - the largest of the Galápagos Islands and home to nearly 2,000 people. The findings, published in Nature Communications, reveal how the volcano inflated and fractured before it erupted and captures a new level of detail for any eruption from a volcano on the islands. Networks of ground-based seismic and GPS monitoring stations, and satellites, captured data for 13 years before Sierra Negra s eruption, in June 2018. ....