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Plundering paradise : the hand of man on the Galápagos islands

Title: Plundering paradise : the hand of man on the Galápagos islands / Michael D'Orso.
Author: D'Orso, Michael.
Publication: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2002], ©2002.

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Description

xix, 345 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

"Mention the Galapagos Islands to almost anyone, and the first things that come to mind are iguanas, tortoises, volcanic beaches, and, of course, Charles Darwin. That's what Michael D'Orso imagined when he first traveled there three years ago. What he discovered on these idyllic islands, though, was a tropical paradise under siege from an onslaught of desperately poor South American refugees and corrupt fishing fleets that have brought crime, crowding, pollution, and violence.".
"In a narrative as rich and exotic as the landscape and creatures that frame it, D'Orso tells the story of the odd European adventurers who first settled the Galapagos in the early twentieth century, of the eccentric Americans who arrived in the mid-1950s, of the scientists who dug in a decade after that, and of the ecotourism industry that has burgeoned over the last twenty years.".
"Plundering Paradise is an inside look at the Galapagos as seen through the eyes of the people who actually live there. It is a story of alarm and of crisis, but also of hope, as the men and women who treasure the beauty and wonder of these ageless islands gather their forces to fight to protect them."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN

0060193905 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2002023883

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Columbia University Libraries