Giant tortoises held hostage by fishermen
Thirty
research staff + an unknown number of
giant tortoises are being
held hostage by fisherman at the
Charles Darwin Research Centre on the
Galapagos Islands.
The fishermen are unhappy that they are not allowed to fish for sharks using long lines, and that large cruise ships can no longer dock on the islands.
Environmental campaigners are urging the Ecuadorian government not to cave into this pressure...
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