Turtles to be evacuated

Quito - The Galapagos islands' famous giant turtles are to be evacuated from the archipelago's largest island, Isabela, to remove…

Quito - The Galapagos islands' famous giant turtles are to be evacuated from the archipelago's largest island, Isabela, to remove them from the path of lava from a volcano that erupted two weeks ago, authorities said.

Galpagos National Park officials were due to fly over the island this week to identify which turtles were most in danger from the Cerro Azul volcano.

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