Linda says, we want to get rid of the goats. Many of them thought we were nuts and that it was impossible. There's a hundred thousand of em. So many doubters. Karl says he even heard the idea, why don't you put lions y? They eat goats in africayo. And those are yor really interesting ideas. But at some point they'r egoing to get hungry, and they're going to start eating all the other things that you treasure, like the occasional tourist. In any case, after endless planning and meetings, took eight years, i think, they commence project isabella. The helicopters were used, are called a m d
As our co-Hosts Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser are out this week, we are re-sharing the perfect episode to start the summer season!
This one, which first aired in 2014, tells the strange story of a small group of islands that keeps us wondering: will our most sacred natural landscapes inevitably get swallowed up by humans? How far are we willing to go to stop that from happening?
This hour is about the Galápagos archipelago, which inspired Darwin’s theory of evolution and natural selection. Nearly 200 years later, the Galápagos are undergoing rapid changes that continue to pose — and perhaps answer — critical questions about the fragility and resilience of life on Earth.
Episode Credits:Reported and produced by Tim Howard.
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