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PHOTOGRAPHY BY RICK DU BOISSON
Photography by Jonathan and Angela Scott
ur 2012 photo competition was won by Galapagos-based ornithologist Sebastian Cruz. Sebastian’s image of a Galapagos hawk feeding on a tropicbird (p. 4) was voted the overall winner, edging out Rick du Boisson’s landscape entry ‘Kicker Rock At Dawn’. You can see all of the winning images on our website savegalapagos.org. We hope that these images from our 2012 competition will inspire you to enter our 2013 competition, which opens on 1 May. Full entry information is now available to view on our website. If you have visited Galapagos and taken some photographs that you are proud of, please enter and help us celebrate the wildlife and wild places of Galapagos.
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CT is incredibly proud to welcome Jonathan and Angela Scott on board as ambassadors. As celebrated authors, artists, documentary makers and wildlife photographers, Jonathan and Angela are tireless supporters of conservation. From their home in Kenya – where Jonathan has presented many popular television series such as the BBC’s long-running Big Cat Diary – they travel as far afield as Galapagos, India and the Antarctic inspiring others with their work and ethos. They remain the only couple to have individually won the prestigious international Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition – Jonathan in 1987 and Angela in 2002 – and GCT is looking forward to working with them on awareness and fundraising initiatives to promote the conservation of Galapagos.
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CT invites you to experience Galapagos in the company of chief executive Ian Dunn and specialist guides Professor Nicholas Owens and Felipe Cruz on the Trust’s first annual cruise Galapagos: In a World of its Own. The opportunity to join this 10-day cruise aboard the brand new yacht MV Majestic is exclusive to GCT supporters only. The adventure will run from 23 November until 2 December and begins in Ecuador’s capital city Quito, a UNESCO World Heritage site and the
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best-preserved city in Latin America. After setting sail for Galapagos, guests will experience the unique history and wildlife that the Archipelago has to offer. This tailor-made itinerary on board a brand new yacht in the company of specialist guides is a perfect way to see Galapagos for the first time or a chance to see the islands in a new way. Space is limited to just 12 guests. To make sure you don’t miss out and to request a brochure or make a booking, contact the GCT office on 020 7399 7440 or at office@gct.org.