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Galapagos Hammerhead Sharks

The Galapagos conservation is in our hands: How can we preserve, among other species, the Galapagos hammerhead shark?

  • Author g4l4p4g0s
  • Posted on 17th April 202404/18/2024
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In some parts of the world, including Darwin Island, the most northerly island of the archipelago, several hundred Galapagos hammerhead sharks gather to form large groups. In this regard, the Galapagos Marine Reserve remains one the best places in the world to see them. According to World Wide Fund, there are nearly 9,000 species in

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Nazca Boobies

Activities on land and sea have resumed in the visiting sites of Punta Pitt and Isla Lobos on San Cristobal Island

  • Author g4l4p4g0s
  • Posted on 8th April 202404/08/2024
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As from today, April 8th, 2024, activities on land and sea have resumed in the visiting sites of Punta Pitt and Isla Lobos on San Cristobal Island after negative results of avian flu in sea bird colonies, according to an official statement from the Galápagos National Park What is the reason behind Punta Pitt and

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Entry fees for the Galapagos Islands will rise from August 1, 2024, first increase since 1998

  • Author g4l4p4g0s
  • Posted on 26th March 202403/26/2024
  • Galapagos Islands
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What is the purpose for this resolution? According to Niels Olsen, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism in a statement shared with the Galapagos Conservation Trust “The Galapagos Islands are not only a national treasure but a global one. Therefore, it is our global collective responsibility to protect and preserve this unparalled ecosystem for future generations”.

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Update on the avian flu cases in the Galapagos Islands: site closures and reopenings  

  • Author g4l4p4g0s
  • Posted on 20th March 202403/20/2024
  • Animals, Birds
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Background context The first cases of avian flu in the Galapagos Islands occurred on September 19th, 2023. Since then, environmental authorities have made observations and avian sample collection in live and dead birds, in at least 29 places in the archipelago. In this context, among the places where the disease was found are Genovesa Island

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LIFT OF THE IMMEDIATE CLOSURE MEASURE OF PUNTA ESPINOSA (FERNANDINA ISLAND) AND BAHIA URBINA (ISABELA ISLAND)

  • Author g4l4p4g0s
  • Posted on 18th March 202403/18/2024
  • Birds
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Santa Cruz, March 14, 2024 Official Letter MAATE-PNG/DIR-2024-0184-O GALAPAGOS NATIONAL PARK DIRECTORATE As part of the Official Letter MAATE-PNG/DIR-2024-0150-O, dated March 11, 2024, through which it was reported about the “IMMEDIATE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF PUNTA ESPINOSA (FERNANDINA ISLAND) AND BAHIA URBINA (ISABELA ISLAND) DUE TO EMERGING BIOSECURITY MEASURES”, to prevent damage to the fragile biodiversity

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The Blue-footed Booby

  • Author g4l4p4g0s
  • Posted on 20th May 202105/21/2021
  • Galapagos Islands, Photography
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Welcome back! Fragata Yacht team hopes you’re doing great during these strange times. We’re always here to assist you ? In our previous blogs we had the opportunity to talk about the two booby’s species inhabiting the Galapagos Islands: The Nazca and the red-footed booby; today, we’re going to address some interesting facts about the

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The red-footed boobies

  • Author g4l4p4g0s
  • Posted on 28th January 202101/28/2021
  • Birds, Birdwatching, Cruises, Nature, Photography
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We talked in our previous blog about the Nazca Booby, the largest of the three booby species inhabiting the Galapagos Islands. Today we are going to talk about the Red-footed Booby, the smallest of these kind of sea birds.  We invite you to read the following article about this incredible and fascinating native bird of

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Nazca Boobies

The Nazca Boobies

  • Author g4l4p4g0s
  • Posted on 6th January 202101/06/2021
  • Animals, Birds, Birdwatching, Cruises, Photography
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First of all, we want to wish you a happy new year, may all your wishes come true in 2021! The Fragata Team is always here to assist you in any questions or doubts you may have. Interesting facts about the Nazca Booby species: Today, we’re going to talk in our blog about an amazing

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Galapagos: The perfect destination for birdwatchers

  • Author g4l4p4g0s
  • Posted on 29th December 202012/29/2020
  • Activities, Birdwatching, Fragata Yacht, Nature
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The Galapagos Islands are the best destination for birdwatchers because of its incomparable fauna and flora wealth. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Enchanted Islands are home to nearly 9,000 species, many of them endemic (found nowhere else on earth). Approximately 80% of the land birds found here are endemic, such as

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Fragata Yacht during these difficult times

  • Author g4l4p4g0s
  • Posted on 3rd December 202012/14/2020
  • Covid-19
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We are in unprecedented times and facing uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic develops. We want to assure you that our team at Tierra Verde & Fragata Yacht is firmly committed to the protection and health of our staff while ensuring minimum disruption to our work and customer service during this critical moment. Vacations are a

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