No. 39
ECUADOR: The government is calling for more international help to clean up an oil spill threatening the unusual animal and plant life on the Galapagos Islands. Officials say it will take weeks to clean up the oil and boat fuel that has been found on some of the islands. A tanker ship began to leak oil Friday after it hit land. Officials say more than 650,000 liters of fuel have spilled into the Pacific Ocean. A team from the United States Coast Guard is helping to stop any more oil leaks from the ship. In the 19th century, Charles Darwin studied changes in wildlife on the Galapagos Islands and developed his theory of evolution. Ecuador declared the islands a national park in 1959.