Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Where will you be working?

I have read that there are 13 large islands, 6 small islands, and 40 islets. Will you be working in one place all two weeks or will you be traveling around to the different islands? My second question is will you be bringing any plant specimens back and will they survive in our area?

Michael C. pd:8

Thanks, Mike, for your questions. About bringing plant specimens back - No way! It is illegal! Take a look at the "Park Rules" entry posted by Alex on September 19th. The islands are a national park, and guidelines MUST be followed to help preserve the organisms and their environment. The very first rule is:

No plant, animal, or remains of such (including shells, bones, and pieces of wood), or other natural objects should not be removed or disturbed.

While in the Galapagos, I will be staying on Santa Cruz and San Cristobal. One other island I know we will visit is Lobos Island. This is an excellent island to observe Galapagos wildlife. We'll snorkel Lobos also. I found a great website that gives descriptions of the Galapagos Islands.

http://www.southernexplorations.com/galapagos-IslandDescriptions.htm