Galapagos Islands Environment "In Danger"

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. From the article: 'The Galapagos Islands, an Ecuadorian territory situated in the Pacific Ocean some 1,000 kilometers (625 miles) from South America, helped shape Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and in 1978 was the first site placed on UNESCO's World Heritage List.' Here is some background from Sea Shepherd on the insults facing the Galapagos."

Comments

Re:Sea Shepherd

[Anonymous Coward]

I'd have to agree...

Green Peace destroyed some coral reefs when docking their ships, Sea Shephard almost caused oil spill in the Anarctic with TERRORISM..
They'd do more for their cause if they ceased to exist. They themselves are their no.1 source of negative publicity.

Re:insults?

[Anonymous Coward]

If this is the 'vandals' you are referring to, then i'm all for it.

Re:It's beautiful there.

[rockout]

I was there on a 75-foot catamaran. It only used diesel when necessary and sparingly, like to get in and out of the Puerto Ayora harbor. From what I could see, they're pretty careful about preserving the ecosystems there while still allowing people an up-close look at those same ecosystems. As another poster mentioned, we were in a tightly controlled group led by a very professional guide who actually lives in Puerto Ayora. And guess what, for those of you that think it would be easy to just close off the islands to people altogether, there are over 10,000 people already living there. A majority of them were born there, and Ecuador is making it increasingly difficult to emigrate to the Galapagos. If you're not Ecuadorian, it's next to impossible.