Yesterday, April 22, was Earth Day, and in some places the concept has been expanded to Earth Week, as more and more people become aware of how important this earth of ours is and how endangered it is.
Earth Day all year would be a good idea, but let’s celebrate any success, however small, in saving some part of all the earth has to offer.
Here, a Galapagos Giant Tortoise ’strolls’ freely on a rural road on the island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos. Some tortoise species have been brought back from the brink of extinction, thanks to devoted conservation efforts, and it’s very exciting to see a huge creature like this free, out in the wild (well…not in captivity anyway).
The Galapagos Islands are the most incredible living museum of evolutionary changes, with a huge variety of exotic species (birds, land animals, plants) and landscapes not seen anywhere else.
Zuri,
That’s so true. I’ve been to the Galapagos twice, for 3 weeks each time, and the archipelago is an amazing, wonderful place, which we all need to help preserve. Finding the balance between conservation, tourism, and local needs is the difficult part.
You’re right Vivienne… “Finding the balance between conservation, tourism, and local needs is the difficult part”
Hopefully the Charles Darwin Station and the Galapagos National Park will keep doing a good job in preserving this Archipelago.
Congratulations for your beautiful and informational Blog I really enjoyed it!
There’s nothing better in life than traveling and learning (while you travel)!
Zuri