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Galapagos airport staff find 185 tortoises in suitcase during routine inspections

Agence France-Presse • March 29, 2021, 09:55:14 IST
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Since the tortoises’ arrival at the Galapagos islands millions of years ago, they branched into 15 separate species, three of which are now extinct.

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Galapagos airport staff find 185 tortoises in suitcase during routine inspections

Staff at an airport on the Galapagos Islands found 185 tortoises in a suitcase that was heading for Ecuador’s mainland, environment authorities said on Sunday. The discovery was made “during a routine inspection,” the environment ministry said on Twitter, adding that police were investigating. Trafficking fauna off the Galapagos Islands is a crime punishable by between one and three years in prison. The islands are a protected wildlife area and home to unique species of flora and fauna. They lie 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) west of Ecuador. On Twitter, Environment Minister Marcelo Mata blasted “these crimes against Ecuadorans’ wild fauna and natural heritage.” [caption id=“attachment_6128531” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”]A Chelonoidis phantasticus tortoise at the Galapagos National Park in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador taken 20 February, 2019. Park rangers and the Galapagos Conservancy found the tortoise, a species that was thought to have become extinct one hundred years ago. Image courtesy: Galapagos National Park A Chelonoidis phantasticus tortoise at the Galapagos National Park in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador taken 20 February 2019. Park rangers and the Galapagos Conservancy found the tortoise, a species that was thought to have become extinct one hundred years ago. Image courtesy: Galapagos National Park[/caption] The Galapagos Islands’ star attraction are their giant tortoises, which arrived on the volcanic islands between three and four million years ago. It is believed that ocean currents deposited them on the islands after which they developed into 15 separate species, three of which are extinct. The archipelago was made famous by British geologist and naturalist Charles Darwin’s observations on evolution after visiting the islands.

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