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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mwcnews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13823&Itemid=56"> Galapagos in dire straits</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mwcnews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13823&Itemid=56">Ecuador says the Galapagos Islands, renowned as a haven for unique and rare species of wildlife, are at risk and may suspend tourism permits in order to prevent an environmental crisis.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mwcnews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13823&Itemid=56">Rafael Correa, Ecuador's president, said measures including rigorous population restrictions on the islands could also be considered.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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