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The earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the earth.
Man did not weave the web of life: he is merely a strand in it.
Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself...

Chief of the Suquamish
Seattle, 185
CONSERVATION OF THE ISLANDS

Please, don't take anything from the islands, but photographs and leave only your footprint.

The history of man's detrimental effects on the islands extends back to the 1600s once settlers came to the islands they brought with them a range of domestic animals, some of which went wild and Started feral populations. Today two organizations work together for islands conservation:

The Galapagos National Park (6 NP)
and
the Charles Darwin Research Station.

 

 
Update November 2006 v1

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