Global News - January 2008
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Ecuador investigates Galapagos sea lion massacre
Thu 31 January 2008 12:45 UK — South America,Marine Wildlife
Ecuadorian officials are investigating the massacre of 53 sea lions on the Galapagos Islands.
The dead animals were discovered on the island of Pinta, with their skulls crushed and in an advanced state of decomposition.
Victor Carrion, an official from the Galapagos National Park, explained that while the animal's remains did not appear to have been mutilated, the imperative now was to find the perpetrators of the killings.
"The sea lions, including 13 pups, died because of a strong blow from someone. It was a massacre whose motives the prosecutor's office must clarify," he told AFP.
The Galapagos Islands, which are located 620 miles off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, were placed on the United Nation's (UN) list of endangered world heritage sites last year.
UN officials cited the threats posed to the islands' native populations by invasive species, increasing tourism and immigration.
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