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News Ecuador » Galapagos » Trade: Smugglers stuffed Galápagos marine iguanas into handbags as El Niño threatens their food

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/smugglers-stuffed-gal%C3%A1pagos-marine-iguanas-into-handbags-as-el-ni%C3%B1o-threatens-their-food/ar-AA2ep7zQ

Published on: Friday 16 October 2026

Twelve Galápagos marine iguanas were pulled from handbags at an Ecuadorian airport this year, stuffed inside with their limbs bound. Weeks later, officials found 32 more tied up in small plastic ...

News Ecuador » Galapagos » Trade: Super El Niño influencing ‘strange uptick’ in illegal Galápagos iguana trafficking

News channel or source: https://www.popsci.com/environment/super-el-nino-galapagos-iguana-smuggling/

Published on: Thursday 15 October 2026

Marine biologists are sounding the alarm on behalf of the Galápagos Islands’ marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Without tightened regulations on the often abused exotic pet trade, researchers ...

News Ecuador » Galapagos » Trade: Countries overwhelmingly support bid to bar Galápagos iguanas from international trade

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/countries-overwhelmingly-support-bid-to-bar-galapagos-iguanas-from-international-trade/?mc_cid=837e87eb4f&mc_eid=1fe7a7dd73

Published on: Tuesday 02 December 2025

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Ecuador, which governs the Galápagos Islands, submitted two separate proposals to list the land iguana species and the marine iguana on CITES ...

News Ecuador » Galapagos » Trade: Galápagos iguana, the only lizard in the world that can live and forage at sea, is fighting for survival

News channel or source: https://www.moneycontrol.com/science/gal-pagos-iguana-the-only-lizard-in-the-world-that-can-live-and-forage-at-sea-is-fighting-for-survival-article-14052857.html

Published on: Wednesday 14 October 2026

The only lizard that forages at sea faces food shortages as Super El Niño warms ocean waters, while scientists warn of rising illegal trafficking.

News Ecuador » Galapagos » Trade: Scientists Alarmed As Super El Niño Collides With ‘Strange Uptick’ In Galapagos Iguana Trafficking

News channel or source: https://www.eurasiareview.com/14102026-scientists-alarmed-as-super-el-nino-collides-with-strange-uptick-in-galapagos-iguana-trafficking/

Published on: Wednesday 14 October 2026

The only lizard in the world that can live and forage at sea may now be in a fight for survival. International scientists warn black-market trafficking ...

News Ecuador » Galapagos » Trade: Governments From Around the World Agree to Ban Commercial Trade of Galápagos Iguanas

News channel or source: https://www.newswise.com/articles/governments-from-around-the-world-agree-to-ban-commercial-trade-of-gal-pagos-iguanas