Covid-19: on the Galapagos Islands, the positive impact of the pandemic on wildlife

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Pelicans in front of a fish market in Puerto Ayora, on the Galapagos Islands.

© Eric Samon / RFI

By: Eric Samson Follow

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No tourist stars, zero visitors, no disturbances, the unique fauna of the Galapagos lived with the pandemic a situation that it had not known since before the time of the colonization of the archipelago.

But while waiting for the entire adult population to be fully vaccinated, the animals were able to take advantage of these few months of unforeseen tranquility.

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