Volunteer fishermen attempt to clear oil from the waters off San Cristobal in the Galapagos Islands after the Ecuadoran oil tanker Jessica (background) spilled 175,000 gallons of oil. On one of the affected islands in the ecologically fragile archipelago, 60% of the iguanas died in the year after the spill. (Agence-France Presse) Jan. 23, 2001
