conservation interview

We are anchored in the south of Isla Isabela in Galapagos. Dad and I biked into the national park office to interview one of their staff. His name was George Flowers. We asked George these questions to learn more about conservation efforts in Galapagos.

We found out that 97% of the Galapagos was National park, the other 3% was farmland and town. And for forty nautical miles around each island was marine reserve. 

George told us that the two most endangered species were the Galapagos penguin and the flightless Cormorant. 

Their are 800 pairs of Cormorant and 150 Penguins. The penguins are still in decline thanks to cats but the cormorant are fearing a little better. They are setting up nesting boxes to encourage breeding and shooting feral cats. We were surprised at the lack of traps around the anchorage.