PPT-Galapagos

Islands Ecuador By S Holcomb What is it C onsists of 13 major islands 5 of which are inhabited The main reason for tourists and nature lovers to visit the Galapagos Islands is the multitude of animals. Be onboard the most elegant (and only 3 mast barquentine) sailing vessel of the islands.Travel with the pioneers of the Galapagos cruise industry (over 30 years experience).Enjoy unique onboard activities like: sailing lessons, nautical knots contest, navigation by the stars and cooking classes. Embark on a journey to all seven continents on a range of itineraries from convenient 5day Crystal Getaways to indulgent World Cruise itineraries and a historymaking 32day Northwest Passage Enjoy more overnight stay s in fascinating cities including An expedition in 1970 found only 19 adult tortoises on the archipelagos Pinzon island averaging 70 years old so scientists removed them to start a captive breeding program on Santa Cruz island The program produced juvenile tortoises that were transp marine iguana. By . Emma. Where Marine Iguanas live. Marine Iguanas live on the Galapagos islands along with many other species. They were from . S. outh America but they either floated on seaweed or got blown there. The few that did survive bred and made more. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy. With your learning partners think. about why people wanted to. e. xplore the world. . If we lived in an unexplored world, . w. hat would you want to explore and find?. By . M. . Bywater, . H.Fell. , . H.Salisbury. , . V.Burnell. , . T.Bailey. , . D.Gibson. , . O. Katz, and . P.Bara-Laskowski. . . J. Chapman helped too, I suppose.. Introduction. Situated in the Pacific Ocean, roughly 600 miles off the west coast of Ecuador.. Getting There is Half the Fun!. Agenda. Morning. Afternoon. 9:00. Overview & Introductions. 1:00. New Destinations – Presentation by Tolano Adventure Tours. 10:00. Financial Overview. 2:00. Choosing the Next Adventures. A RESOURCE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST (REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1043470). GALAPAGOSCONSERVATION.ORG.UK. A RESOURCE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST (REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1043470). Claire Hudson, Charlie Donald, Alex Perry, Erica Martin, Anna Whitford. Introduction. Located in Pacific Ocean. 1000km W of Ecuador coast. Cover area of 7880km2 (~10x less than Scotland). 21 islands. GALAPAGOSCONSERVATION.ORG.UK. A little history about the Cormorant . Cormorants are a type of seabird that inhabit both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere, from the pygmy cormorant of Australia, the cape cormorant of South Africa to the great cormorant we see on UK shores. . Industrial . Melanism. is a term used to describe the adaptation of a population in response to pollution. . One example of rapid industrial . melanism. occurred in populations of peppered moths in the area of Manchester, England from 1845 to 1890. The peppered moth is fairly common in England. It can be found in two forms – the dark form and the light form. . Background Info: Charles Darwin. Set sail on the HMS . Beagle. . 5 year trip around the world. Naturalist: a person who studies the natural world. He wanted to learn about the living things he saw on the voyage . He was the son of Robert . Waring. Darwin and Susannah Wedgwood. . Darwin (aged 9) with his sister Catherine. He had three other sisters: Marianne, Caroline and Susan;. as well as a . brother. named Erasmus.. species. of giant tortoise no one had seen for over 100 years!. Fernandina giant tortoises live on the small island of Fernandina. It’s part of the Galapagos . archipelago. . These are 19 islands in the Pacific Ocean which are famous for being the place where Charles Darwin developed his theory of .