This archipelago, which inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, has been for many decades the scene of a war between two nonnative species that have drastically altered life here. It is a battle of man versus goat.
"Sometimes we have to kill one animal so that others can survive," Carrión, 36, explained.
Man is finally winning, thanks to about $10 million from private donors and the United Nations to pay for the extermination project dreamed up by park officials and the Charles Darwin Foundation.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/01/america/01galapagos.php
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