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 Stories About: Galapagos Islands AND health AND toxics AND water pollution AND wildlife
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Iguana Be Alone!
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06 Jun 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Iguana Be Alone! Eighteen months ago, a grounded tanker spilled 150,000 gallons of diesel and bunker fuel into the waters around the famed Galapagos Islands. Luckily, shifting winds sent most of the fuel out to sea rather than into shore, so sea lion and bird deaths numbered in the dozens rather than the hundreds. At the time, biologists and conservationists breathed a sigh of relief, believin ... |
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| Topics: Galapagos Islands, health, toxics, water pollution, wildlife (all these topics) |
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