ANÁLISIS DEL IMPACTO DEL TURISMO EN LA POBLACIÓN DE PINGÜINOS DE LA ISLA ISABELA, PROVINCIA DE GALÁPAGOS

Abstract

The Galapagos Province, is one of the regions where the persons' major presence exists in vacations weeks, which makes it be one of the riskiest provinces for the conservation of the endemic species, such as the Galapagos penguin, nevertheless, to the being one of the most attractive local also turns her into one of the species with major threat of extinction, diminishing significantly his population. The Galapagos penguin is at present in threat, due to the fact that his population has been diminishing significantly in the last 40 years. This study was done through interviewers and analyzed several studies on the penguins of Isabela Island in order to know the impact that activities touristic generates on the species. The population of penguins inside the island has diminished because of the natural phenomena and for the presence of domestic predators brought by the humans.