he diverse ecosystems of Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands are home to plant and animal species that can be found nowhere else on the planet—about 80 percent of the land birds one sees there are endemic, as are most of the reptiles and more than one third of the vegetation. The surrounding waters are equally unique and abundant. When legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle
GUARDIANS OF THE GALÁPAGOS
Mar 03, 2023
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