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The chuncho: the last fine wood of Ecuador between predation and hope
The Cedrelinga catenaeformis also called seike, chuncho, or tornillo, depending on where you ask, disappears from the forests of the...
Franklin Vega
Aug 20, 202316 min read
Illegal manta ray fishing is binational: Ecuador-Peru
Illegal manta ray fishing has been documented in southern Ecuador and northern Peru. Manta ray wings are found in fishing ports despite...
Franklin Vega
Jun 26, 20239 min read
Crime symbiosis: illegal wildlife trade and drug trafficking
We interviewed scientist Michelle Anagnostou about wildlife trafficking and its relationship with drug trafficking. She is the author of...
Franklin Vega
Jan 19, 20237 min read
Galapagos Hermandad marine reserve: a year without a management plan
The control and surveillance of the new marine protected area require an investment of 46 million dollars during the first five years....
Franklin Vega
Jan 5, 20235 min read
Pink iguanas are born in Galapagos under the threat of international trafficking
These reptiles only inhabit 25 square kilometers on the Wolf Volcano, north of Isabela Island, they are classified as critically...
Franklin Vega
Dec 23, 20225 min read
In Ecuador numbers of the bloody business of shark’s fins do not add up
Sharks ready to be butchered and finned at Tarqui beach in Manta, Ecuador. This fishing town is known as the tuna capital of the world...
Franklin Vega
Nov 11, 202212 min read
Tuna fish in Ecuador: 85% come from open seas
Most of the world's tuna catch comes from international waters, reports the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), an area of the ocean...
Franklin Vega
Nov 10, 202215 min read
Public machinery opens private roads in Galapagos
The vegetation in Galapagos is cut down using municipal machinery. An access road was enlarged without environmental permission in Puerto...
Franklin Vega
Aug 3, 20225 min read
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