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Galapagos conservation and tourism — 11 years on

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

R. W. Tindle
R. W. Tindle
Affiliation:
Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1BD, Scotland.
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The author has been resident scientist and naturalist guide in the Galapagos Islands during 1970–72 and 1976–79, and throughout has been associated with sea-bird conservation in the archipelago. In July 1982, he visited the islands once again, and here reports on the effect of tourism on Galapagos wildlife over the 11-year period. Some of this work has be aided by the ffPS 100% Fund.

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Research Article
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Oryx , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , July 1983 , pp. 126 - 129
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Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1983

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