{"id":13208,"date":"2020-10-27T01:15:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T01:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/?p=13208"},"modified":"2021-07-19T21:35:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T21:35:45","slug":"the-galapagos-wildlife-reborn-after-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/the-galapagos-wildlife-reborn-after-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"The Galapagos wildlife reborn after COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;70%&#8221; 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The census of <strong>penguins<\/strong> and<strong> flightless cormorants<\/strong> of Galapagos, carried out in recent days by the Galapagos National Park and the Charles Darwin Foundation, has <strong>shown an increase in the population<\/strong> of these birds in the archipelago.<\/p>\n<h2>Record numbers in the archipelago<\/h2>\n<p>Cormorants had a record number, according to <strong>historical records<\/strong> that exist since 1977, while penguins showed their highest number since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>The estimation of the data collected during the census, based on the methodology applied more than a decade ago, reports that there are <strong>2,290 flightless cormorants<\/strong> and <strong>1940 penguins<\/strong> in the main colonies located on the <strong>Isabela<\/strong> and <strong>Fernandina<\/strong> Islands and <strong>Mariela&#8217;s Islands<\/strong>, in the west. from <strong>the Galapagos archipelago.<\/strong><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/galapagos-penguins.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Galapagos penguins birds\" class=\"wp-image-3351 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/galapagos-penguins.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/galapagos-penguins-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 900px, 100vw\" \/>\n<h2>Adult specimens to preserve the species<\/h2>\n<p>One of the most relevant results that this census has left was that <strong>86% of the individuals recorded were adults<\/strong>, both the flightless cormorant and the Galapagos penguin.<\/p>\n<p>This means that there are specimens with <strong>high &#8220;reproductive potential&#8221;<\/strong> and mainly that they enjoy <strong>good health<\/strong>, which contributes to the preservation of <strong>endemic species.<\/strong><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/flightless-cormorant.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" alt=\"two Galapagos flightless birds.\" class=\"wp-image-3348 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/flightless-cormorant.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/flightless-cormorant-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 900px, 100vw\" \/>\n<blockquote>\n<p>GNPD technicians consider that the presence of the natural event &#8220;La Ni\u00f1a&#8221;, characterized by the abnormal cooling of the waters of the Tropical Pacific, which produces a greater outcrop of food, adds to the <strong>absence of disturbances in the nesting areas<\/strong> of these species due to paralysis. of tourist activities during the COVID-19 quarantine, <strong>has contributed to the increase in population.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Unique species in the world<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Galapagos penguin<\/strong> (Spheniscus mendiculus) is the only variety that <strong>lives and nests at the equator<\/strong> and is one of the smallest penguin species in the world, reaching up to 35 centimeters in height.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Galapagos cormorant<\/strong> (Phalacrocorax harrisi) inhabits a very restricted area and is the only one in the world that <strong>lost its ability to fly<\/strong> and developed diving skills.<\/p>\n<p>Both species unique to the Galapagos Islands <strong>are considered threatened within the red list<\/strong> of endangered species of the World Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Would you like to meet these unique species of the Galapagos Islands?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">DON\u2019T STOP YOUR WANDERLUST!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\ud83d\udccc Discover our <strong>best deals<\/strong> to the <strong>Galapagos Islands<\/strong>! 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