Shipwrecks, a State of Emergency in Habitat Origin Applicable Darwin's Theory of Evolution

Ecuador announced the enactment of environmental emergency status in the Galapagos Islands , Thursday ( 15/05/2014 ) , after a cargo ship carrying cargo sank in the waters of pollutants on the islands last week .

The archipelago is the habitat of flora and fauna that is the subject of research and the Darwinian theory of evolution is a site by UNESCO as world heritage .

Implementation of this status to give freedom to all the resources to move the ship and make efforts to reduce the possibility of catastrophic damage to the environment at risk .

The statement was made by the Directorate of the Galapagos National Park ( DPNG ) . The ship ran aground shortly after taking the anchor from the port of Baquerizo Moreno on San Cristobal Island , Friday ( 05/09/2014 ) .

When the ship sank on top of some 19,000 gallons , the equivalent of 72,000 liters , fuel load now been moved . However , the possibility still possible contamination of the engine oil and cleaning products that are still stuck on the ship airtight .

At the request of the authority of the Galapagos , Ecuador Environment Minister Lorena Tapia issued a state of emergency that environment .

" It aims to protect the marine reserve islands , especially in the affected areas and the possibility of sinking cargo ship sinking Galapaface I, " DPNG said in a statement .

Galapagos Islands belong to Ecuador is located in the Pacific Ocean , about 1,000 kilometers off the coast of Ecuador , is classified as a world heritage site by UNESCO .

Galapaface 1 carry cargo weighing 1,000 tons when it ran aground , sand and rocks blocked the ship's hull cracked and triggered flooding in the engine room .

In 2001 , the ship " Jessica " , which also includes a cargo of fuel ran aground in the same location , causing serious environmental crisis and the impact on some species in the region .

Waters of these islands are home to a large population of sea lions . Galapagos Islands famous for its flora and fauna were studied Charles Darwin in his journey of the Beagle , an era when Darwin developed his theory of evolution .