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The Galapagos fur seal is endangered because of food shortages caused by El nino. I'm not quite sure what that is but it has something to do with warm water currents. I suggest using Google to research the topic.

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its because of el nino which is when the Equator gets cold and then hot and that affects their food supplies

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Their killing is legal because the people from the Galapagos Islands like their fins in shark fin soup

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