Why was the Galapagos National Park set up?

Galapagos is a unique archipelago of volcanic origin. It is a living laboratory of evolutionary processes, still in progress. In addition to this, the archipelago addition to this, the archipelago contains a large number of animal and plant species that do not exist anywhere else in the world. These factors make the archipelago unique.

1959 marked the centenary year of the publication of Charles Darwin’s book The Origin of Species based on the observations made during his stays in these Ecuadorian islands. In the book, Darwin discussed the famous theory of evolution by natural selection.

Galapagos National Park was established the same year in memory of this ground-breaking publication. 97 per cent of the archipelago is now a national park. More than 45 species of endemic birds, 42 of reptiles, 15 of mammals and 79 fish species live in Galapagos in harmony with humans.

 

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