Galápagos at the Crossroads:
Pirates, Biologists, Tourists, and Creationists
Battle for Darwin’s Cradle of Evolution by Carol Ann Bassett (Author) National Geographic Books, 2009
How do we want to live in relation to our world and what price are we willing to pay in pursuit of that end? In the Galapagos Islands these questions look quite different to those who see the islands as a place to live, a laboratory, a source of natural resources, or a tourism magnet. UO associate professor of journalism Carol Ann Bassett lived for a time on the islands and describes her experiences in Galapagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists, and Creationists Battle for Darwin’s Cradle of Evolution (National Geographic Books, 2009). Bassett read from the book on campus in June.
The Galapagos Islands are in danger of being loved to death. So many tourists are visiting the islands every year that the wildlife is suffering. Carol Ann Bassett’s new book, Galapagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists, and Creationists Battle for Darwin's Cradle of Evolution, discusses this very problem. Bassett joins Boyd on the program to talk about saving the Galapagos from tourists.
— National Geographic Weekend hosted by Boyd Matson
A good read.
— Steve Lindsley Clear Channel / 1190 KEX-AM Portland
