Galapagos volcano erupts, could threaten wildlife

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Galapagos volcano erupts, could threaten wildlife

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QUITO, Ecuador – Ecuador officials say a volcano is erupting in the Galapagos

Islands and could harm unique wildlife.

The Galapagos National Park says La Cumbre volcano began spewing lava, gas and

smoke on uninhabited Fernandina Island on Saturday after four years of

inactivity.

The park says in a statement the eruption is not a threat to people living on

nearby Isabela Island.

But it says lava flowing to the sea will likely affect marine and terrestrial

iguanas, wolves and other fauna.

The Galapagos are home to unique animal and plant species that became the basis

for Darwin's theory of evolution.

Scientists say Fernandina is the island with the most volcanic activity in the

archipelago. La Cumbre last erupted in May 2005.