Super El Niño coincides with surge in Galapagos iguana trafficking
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“Scientists report that black-market trafficking of Galapagos marine iguanas is peaking at the same time a super El Niño event is destroying their primary food source. This combination threatens the survival of the world's only lizard species capable of foraging at sea.”
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