{"id":40480,"date":"2024-08-15t14:36:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-15t14:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=40480"},"modified":"2024-08-15t15:07:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15t15:07:53","slug":"naturalist-reflects-el-nino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/naturalist-reflects-el-nino\/","title":{"rendered":"three el ni\u00f1os: how a naturalist in the gal\u00e1pagos reflects on the islands that defined his career"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>celso montalvo\u2019s upbringing in the gal\u00e1pagos islands was akin to a fairytale. his youth was spent soaking in the sun, swimming in circles with sea lions and befriending ancient giant tortoises. he lived a life almost completely free of modern technology, his only entertainment the life on the islands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>montalvo was nine years old when his family left mainland ecuador and relocated to the&nbsp;island chain. throughout the course of his life, he spent the majority of his time closely connected to his surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cwe grew up with this gyre in our heads,\u201d montalvo said. \u201cwatching sunrises and sunsets, temperature, the water\u2026 and you pay attention to the animals. they have no fear. they don\u2019t care about us. you can sit there in silence and watch the movements, the conversations they have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>montalvo said his fine-tuned senses provided him with the skills to venture out into the world and view it from a perspective he says is only possible when in complete silence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cwe all have our senses, but most of the time we just don\u2019t really work on them,\u201d montalvo said. \u201cwe are constantly talking, constantly hearing noise. we have walls. but if you\u2019re silent, like, really silent and close your eyes, you can feel the direction of the breeze, the pressure and temperature. it\u2019s like information is constantly coming at you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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(ayah mahana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>according to the gal\u00e1pagos conservancy, about 80% of the land birds on the island chain, 97% of the reptiles and land mammals and more than 30% of the plants are endemic. more than 20% of the marine species in gal\u00e1pagos are found nowhere else on earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>starting his work as a naturalist at 35, montalvo has spent 21 years working alongside nature, taking every opportunity to learn from and envelop himself in its wonders. now 56, he is ready to hand in his badge and return to his two daughters in tampa, florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>for the most part, montalvo said he is saddened by this phase of his life coming to end but says there is one thing that he is relieved to be avoiding: the next el ni\u00f1o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), the el ni\u00f1o-southern oscillation (enso) is a fluctuation in sea surface temperatures, typically characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures. since the start of the 1900\u2019s, the earth has seen roughly 30 el ni\u00f1o events, with the two of the most devastating events happening in 1982 and 1997.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201ci saw them both,\u201d montalvo said. \u201ci barely remember the first one, but the second one, i remember very drastically. and it was brutal, not just in the gal\u00e1pagos, but you saw it in many other places.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>much of marine life in the gal\u00e1pagos saw a considerable decline following the 1997 to 1998 el ni\u00f1o event, according to the gal\u00e1pagos conservancy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ayah-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40483\" style=\"width:660px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">a pair of sea lions lounge on a beach on san cristobal island. (ayah mahana)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>according to noaa, this particular el ni\u00f1o event was one of the most widely and closely followed climate events of the century. species such as the gal\u00e1pagos marine iguana and the gal\u00e1pagos sea lion experienced population declines between 80% and 90%&nbsp; due to the unusually warm water temperatures and dwindled food supply.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ayah-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40482\" style=\"width:666px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">a couple of marine iguanas embrace on fernandina island. (ayah mahana)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cit was awful,\u201d montalvo said. \u201cthere were dead bodies everywhere you looked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>according to montalvo, this el ni\u00f1o represented a growth in the severity and the resulting impacts on animal life in the gal\u00e1pagos. but he said his biggest fear is what the future will bring, and when. he is certain that there is an event much larger, far more catastrophic to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the most recent el ni\u00f1o event that began in june 2023 reached a peak strength 2.0 \u00b0c above the 1991 and 2020 average, according to the world meteorological organization. this intensity ranks it among the five strongest el ni\u00f1o events on record, though it was less than that of the 1997 event.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>with the transition into la ni\u00f1a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climate.gov\/news-features\/blogs\/enso\/august-2024-outlook-la-nina-watch-dog-days-summer\">estimated<\/a> to begin late this summer, montalvo said the cyclical pressure that leads to the build up of el ni\u00f1o could indicate a significantly larger event than ones that have occurred in the past 20 years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cthat is gonna be disastrous,\u201d montalvo said. \u201ci could feel it because we were supposed to have la ni\u00f1a a while ago. we\u2019re overdue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>many conservation-based organizations have pushed for advancements in climate-response monitoring protocols. the world wildlife fund, for instance, has <a href=\"https:\/\/files.worldwildlife.org\/wwfcmsprod\/files\/publication\/file\/5041w0dxl3_adapting_to_climate_change_in_the_gal_pagos_islands__pdf__4.21_mb_._2011.pdf\">suggested<\/a> establishing an early warning system that can detect the impacts of climate change on the ecosystems of the gal\u00e1pagos.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>other organizations such as the gal\u00e1pagos conservation trust, an organization dedicated to supporting the conservation efforts on the gal\u00e1pagos islands, work to limit any increase in invasive species, an issue often perpetuated by el ni\u00f1o events.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>in his time as a naturalist and in the gal\u00e1pagos, montalvo has learned to cope with the rawness of nature. the good and the bad. he feels deeply for the well being of the animals but understands at the same time that we as humans must allow nature to take its course.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cit\u2019s not easy to digest death, but it\u2019s part of the gal\u00e1pagos systems, and we\u2019re just here to learn,\u201d montalvo said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ayah-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40481\" style=\"width:682px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">celso montalvo. (ayah mahana)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>the threat of a devastating el ni\u00f1o lives with montalvo, but has never swayed his dedication to the preservation of the islands. to montalvo, the gal\u00e1pagos islands are a place intended to teach humans the beauty of coexistence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>he said he continues to hope for the prosperity of the islands, regardless of the tribulations of nature; and said if there was one thing a visitor can learn from visiting the islands, it is that harmony between the wild and human life is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cthese islands are a haven,\u201d montalvo said. \u201ci am glad to have been a part of something so big for human kind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>editor\u2019s note:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.expeditions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lindblad expeditions<\/a>, our planet forward storyfest competition partner, made this series possible by providing winners with an experiential learning opportunity aboard one of their ships. we thank lindblad expeditions for their continued support of our project<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>celso montalvo reflects on his long career  as a naturalist in the gal\u00e1pagos and his hope for the future: that humans can come together to protect the animals he loves from the next el ni\u00f1o.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18687,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4929,4916],"tags":[],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-40480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biodiversity","category-climate"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v23.4 - 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