A school of black striped Salema fish, native to the Galapagos Islands, swim together off the coast of Darwin Island, on Thursday, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A sea bird dives down to look at fish off of Wolf Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A Pacific green sea turtle swims near Fernandina Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The turtle feeds mostly on algae and seagrasses, so as microplastics are found in these plants, the turtles will ingest them. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
Hammerhead sharks swim below schools of fish off of Wolf Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Monday, June 10, 2024. The hammerheads are present year-round, and schools often come to shallow water to be cleaned by butterfly fish and feed. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
Sally Lightfoot crabs, also known as the red rock crabs, line the volcanic ash on Bartolome Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Friday, June 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A piece of the edge of Darwin's Arch is visible in the ocean above Pacific creolefish off of Darwin Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Thursday, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
Saltwater succulents grow by the water on Bartolome Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Friday, June 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A feral cat roams the highland grounds where giant tortoises feed outside a reserve called Rancho Primicias on Saturday, June 15, 2024, on Santa Cruz, Ecuador in the Galapagos. This invasive species, along with others brought by humans like feral dogs, pigs and cattle threaten the endemic species on the islands. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
Galapagos ringtail damselfish swim near reef in Cabo Marshall at Isabela Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
Two marine iguanas found only in the Galapagos swim on the outskirts of Fernandina Island, Ecuador on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The marine feeds directly from the ocean, making it a good indicator of overall ocean health. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A whale shark swims through the waters off of Wolf Island, Ecuador, next to Enrique "Quike" Moran, a local naturalist from Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Sunday, June 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A giant tortoise estimated to be over 100 years old feeds in the highlands on a reserve called Rancho Primicias on Saturday, June 15, 2024, on Santa Cruz, Ecuador in the Galapagos. Galapago in old Spanish meant saddle, so the islands were named after the tortoise's shell shape. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A marine iguana found only in the Galapagos Islands feeds on algae and other plants off of Fernandina Island, Ecuador on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The marine iguana feeds directly from the ocean, making it a good indicator of overall ocean health. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A flightless cormorant found only in the Galapagos dries its wings on the coast of Isabela Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Friday, June 14, 2024. These cormorants lost the use of their wings but gained strong legs for swimming through evolution. According to the Galapagos Conservancy, there are only about 1,600 adults left, found only on Fernandina and Isabela Islands. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
Natasha Cabezas, a naturalist from San Lorenzo, Ecuador, hikes up a hill formed by volcanic ash on Bartolome Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Friday, June 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A Galapagos penguin swims around Bartolome Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Friday, June 7, 2024. Naturalists estimate fewer than 2,000 individual penguins are left, putting them on the endangered list. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
Untagged and unbranded cattle roam the highland grounds where giant tortoises feed on a reserve called Rancho Primicias on Saturday, June 15, 2024, on Santa Cruz, Ecuador in the Galapagos. This invasive species, along with others brought by humans like feral cats, dogs and pigs, threaten the endemic species on the islands. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A Nazca booby, right, feeds its young on the cliffs of Wolf Island on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. According to the Galapagos Conservancy, the Nazca boobies lay two eggs and typically only one of them survives. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
Naturalist Natasha Cabezas poses on San Cristobal Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Sunday, June 16, 2024. "We have something of everything here – that's why people say the Galapagos is so diverse – but we have a small number of each thing," Cabezas said. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
Bigeye trevally fish swim against the current at Wolf Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Monday, June 10, 2024. This time of year, the Cromwell current comes from the west and is the coldest and holds most nutrients. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A colony of sea lions rest at Playa Mann on San Cristobal Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Sunday, June 16, 2024. As ocean temperatures rise, it reduces the abundance of plants, the sea lions' food source. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A pod of dolphins swim off of Wolf Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Sunday, June 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A feral dog wanders the streets of Santa Rosa, Ecuador in the Galapagos, outside the highland grounds where giant tortoises feed on Saturday, June 15, 2024. Feral dogs, cats, and pigs can destroy nesting sites for the tortoises. "It's a shame to see dogs everywhere. We have a big problem right now, I don't know what we're going to do," Cabezas said. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A type of Pacific green sea turtle swims through the water off of Wolf Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
Natasha Cabezas, a naturalist from San Lorenzo, Ecuador, dives with hammerhead sharks off of Wolf Island, Ecuador, in the Galapagos, on Sunday, June 9, 2024. The hammerheads are present year-round, and schools often come to shallow water to be cleaned by butterfly fish and feed. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A Galapagos sea lion swims in front of Galapagos penguins at Bartolome Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Friday, June 7, 2024. Naturalists estimate fewer than 2,000 of the penguins are left. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)
A Galapagos sea lion swims around the rocky reef off of Isabela Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Saturday, June 8, 2024. Colder waters around the western islands provide a refuge for many species like the sea lion. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)