Ecuador weighs Galapagos turtles vs tourists
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PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador  - Marauding Europeans are nothing new to the Galapagos Islands, which long ago were the haunt of English pirates preying on Spanish galleons laden with Inca gold.
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There is a disagreement concerning the future of two elephants at the Detroit Zoo: a sanctuary or the Columbus Zoo. The American Zoo and Aquarium Association in Washington has
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Learn how East Timor is striking a difficult and delicate balance between preserving its pristine coral reefs and attracting desperately needed tourism income.
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BUENOS AIRES -- The conservationists tend to get a little tense when they approach Egg 54, which sits alone on a metal tray inside an incubator, absorbing warm air like some sort of fragile, slow-baked potato.
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The Galapagos Islands may have to be listed as "in danger" because tourism is threatening the environment that helped shape Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, the chairman of Unesco's World Heritage Committee warned yesterday.
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By Wilson, Clevo Tisdell, Clem  The paper reports the findings of an experimental survey conducted to determine the public's willingness to pay (WTP) for the protection and conservation of the golden-shouldered parrot in Australia.
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GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador  - Leftist presidential candidate Rafael Correa pulled ahead in a poll on Saturday, a day before Ecuadorean voters decide whether he or banana mogul Alvaro Noboa will be the country's eighth ruler in a decade.
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Small and inexpensive steps could go a long way towards rescuing the Western Pacific&#39;s dwindling population of giant sea turtles, an expert said here Thursday.
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Ecuador holds a run-off vote to choose a new president, with both candidates neck-and-neck in opinion polls.
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To: FEATURES EDITORS  Contact: Erika Viltz of the World Wildlife Fund, +1-202-778- 9542, erika.viltz@wwfus.org   WASHINGTON, Feb.
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A U.N. meeting on endangered species could help secure the survival one of humanity's closest living relatives, the orangutan, by saving its forest home from loggers, a leading expert said on Tuesday.
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When I first visited the Galapagos Islands Marine Reserve, I expected to see an untouched paradise. While it is still beautiful to the naked eye, behind the scenes, all is not well. While there, I learned that the famous sharks of the Galapagos were under siege for their fins.
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KIJAL, Malaysia, Aug 18  - Malaysia, once a major breeding ground, is in danger of losing its ocean-roaming leatherback turtles as humans eat their eggs, trap them in fishing nets and encroach on nesting sites, scientists said on ...
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Iguane marine e pellicani colpiti da una chiazza di petrolio forseuscito da una petroliera. L'arcipelago ispirÃ² l'evoluzione di Darwin                                            Galapagos, imbrattato il paradiso animali immersi nel combustibile
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Olive ridley sea turtles are making a comeback, largely because of Mexican conservation efforts.
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GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador  - Leftist candidate Rafael Correa pulled ahead in a poll on Saturday, hours before voters decide whether to elect him or his conservative rival as Ecuador's eighth president in a decade.
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By ARTHUR MAX THE HAGUE, Netherlands - If you think the problem of endangered species is all about tigers, elephants and orangutans, ask a violinist where he gets his bow.