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World Service,13 Jun 1996,13 mins

Threats to Wildlife on the Galapagos Islands

Global Concerns

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Between 1978 and 1996 the population has grown from 2000 people to 15,000. Not able to find jobs in tourism or national park people found work fishing for shark fin and sea cucumbers. In addition 80,000 goats are eating the vegetation on the island of Isabela at such a rate they are threatening the habitat of the giant tortoise on the Galapagos Island. Also on the programme the state of Russia's pollution with Alexey Yablokov and Murray Feshbar.

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