Subject: Galapagos Conservation Trust e-News

From: "Galapagos Conservation Trust" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:06:44 +1200

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Dear Mr Stephens, 

In this edition: 

The Isabela Project achieves the impossible 
Tourist submarine detained in Galapagos Islands 
Secure server back online 
Photographic competition results 
Galapagos Day tickets selling fast! 
The Isabela Project achieves the impossible 

The Director of the Galapagos National Park (GNP), Raquel Molina, announced during the 47th anniversary celebrations of the creation of the Galapagos National Park, the successful culmination of field activities of the Isabela Project, a biinstitutional project carried out in partnership with the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF). Speaking to GNP and CDF staff and invited dignitaries at the GNP facilities in Puerto Ayora on 4th July, Molina congratulated the project coordinators Felipe Cruz, Victor Carrión and their team of 32 park wardens, emphasizing their dedication and unflagging efforts to assure the restoration of the islands. 

The Isabela Project is the largest invasive species eradication project ever undertaken in the world. Today the Isabela Project team is confident that after almost eight years they have achieved the elimination of the feral goats from northern Isabela Island, the largest island of the Galapagos archipelago and its neighboring Santiago Island. After thousands of helicopter flight hours and arduous groundwork in which teams of men and dogs combed the islands seeking out the last of the goats - all indications are that northern Isabela and Santiago are free of these invaders. 

The Ecuadorian Government, the Global Environment Facility, the United Nations Development Program and the Friends of Galapagos organisations, and many individuals provided the financial resources to undertake the Isabela Project. 

Now, not only are the feral goats no longer a threat to the fragile native ecosystem but also gone are other invasive species such as donkeys, pigs and several invasive plant species...
Visit www.gct.org/jul06_2.html for the full article. 

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Tourist submarine detained in Galapagos Islands 

Two Britons have been detained for illegally piloting a tiny tourist submarine into the protected waters of the Galapagos Islands, officials of the environmental reserve belonging to Ecuador said. The submarine crew and seven-members of a Panamanian ship that carried the undersea craft were caught without permits near the islands where Charles Darwin elaborated his theory of evolution...
Visit www.gct.org/jul06_1.html for the full article. 

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Secure server back online 

We have recently encountered problems with our secure server that have meant we have been unable to take online credit card payments. This has now been rectified and you can once again purchase your event tickets and merchandise, make donations and sign up for membership securely online. 

We would like to say a very big thank you to our new website hosts, eMedia, who have got us up and running again, in record time and with friendly service. 

eMedia is a web development company who have been in operation for six years. Through providing high-end solutions at an affordable price, eMedia has become the market leader in self-managed, online ecommerce and content management website solutions. For further information, visit their website at http://www.emedia.co.nz. 

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Photographic competition results 

Thank you to everyone who voted in the 2006 Galapagos photographic competition - we had nearly three times as many votes compared to previous years! The results of the online voting can be seen at www.gct.org/photo_vote06.html. These images are featuring in GCT's 2007 Galapagos calendar, which will be available soon. 

If you would like to place an order for your calendar, visit https://secure.gct.org/orderform.html, or contact Catherine at the GCT office by phoning +44 (0)20 7629 5049 or emailing [email-masked]. 

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Galapagos Day tickets selling fast! 

Galapagos Day is once again proving to be a hit this year, with tickets selling quickly. If you would like to see footage shot during 2005 and 2006 for a new BBC documentary 'Galapagos', and hear about the adventures of the BBC Natural History Unit team and how the film was made, then don't miss out on your tickets. The event also includes a wine reception before and after the lecture with the chance to meet hosts and Galapagos experts, and an opportunity to buy merchandise including the new 2007 Galapagos calendar and Christmas cards, brooches and ties. 

For further information, visit www.gct.org/events2.html#gday06. To purchase your lecture, dinner and/or raffle tickets, please visit https://secure.gct.org/gdaypay.html, or contact Abigail at the GCT office on +44 (0)20 7629 5049 or email [email-masked]. 

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