Quito, March 22, 2016, 00:53 – REGNUM Ecuador produces marine reserve in the Galapagos islands, which will ensure the protection of sharks. More than fifteen thousand square miles is expected to completely close the fishery. Note that this area is the territory of Belgium. Among the threats to sharks as a species, researchers called global warming, the invasion of industrial trawlers and the illegal hunting of sharks. Now off the coast of the Galapagos Islands There are more than thirty species of sharks. In general, in the world of their number has been steadily declining, according to The Guardian.
In March 1535 a Spanish priest Tomas de Berlanga, bulge of the earth from Panama to Peru, accidentally lost his way and went to the Galapagos Islands. Since March 10 is the official opening day of the Galapagos. Today these islands are best known for a large number of endemic animals, particularly turtles elephant. In addition to the giant tortoises, the island abound with rare animals such as the blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas, and sea lions. It is also home to many plants that are found nowhere else in the world. The emergence of endemic flora and fauna helped territorial isolation of the archipelago, is indicated on the website epochtimes.ru
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