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By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative Alcedo Volcano is located in the center of Isabela Island, the largest island in...
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This blog is a collaborative effort of GC staff, colleagues, scientists, supporters, and friends. This space will be used to share amazing stories about all things Galapagos and our efforts to conserve these treasured islands.
This blog is a collaborative effort of GC staff, colleagues, scientists, supporters, and friends. This space will be used to share amazing stories about all things Galapagos and our efforts to conserve these treasured islands.
By Lucas Bustamante, co-founder at Tropical Herping and Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative collaborator I have always been very passionate about reptiles....
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By Linda Cayot, retired GC Science Advisor In July 2012 a mere two weeks after the death of Lonesome George twenty-seven people from various countries...
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By Patricia Isabela Tapia, research assistant for the Marine Invasive Species Program at the Charles Darwin Foundation Growing up in the world s most...
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By guest author Cristian Poveda, biologist and volunteer with the Charles Darwin Foundation’s Landbird Conservation Project As a biology student...
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By Caroline Cappello, PhD Candidate at the University of Washington, Godfrey Merlen, Galapagos Conservationist, and Dee Boersma, Professor at the University...
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By Clare Peabody, Biostatistician for the Charles Darwin Foundation’s Terrestrial Invasive Species and Ecosystem Restoration Program When I arrived...
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By Lindsay Renick Mayer of Global Wildlife Conservation In February of 2019, the Galapagos National Park Directorate, Galapagos Conservancy, and Animal...
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By Diego Andino Robalino, Biologist and Naturalist Guide with the Galapagos National Park Directorate. Leer en espa ol. When you are born in Galapagos,...
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By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative. Leer en espa ol. I do not consider myself an expert; just a humble biologist trying...
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Galapagos Conservancy Awarded Top Rating for Efficiency, Accountability, and Transparency
04.06.21 April 6, 2021 This month, the largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities,... More >
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BREAKING: 185 Baby Galapagos Tortoises Seized from Illegal Traffickers
03.29.21 March 28, 2021 On the afternoon of Sunday, March 28, Galapagos National Park... More >
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Final Phase of the Santa Fe Tortoise Repopulation Process Complete
03.02.21 March 2, 2021 On Friday, February 26, 191 juvenile tortoises of the Chelonoidis... More >
Latest Blog Posts
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Rediscovering the Giant Tortoises and Magical Landscapes of Alcedo Volcano
By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative Alcedo... >
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Documenting Galapagos Giant Tortoises: Walking Among Modern Dinosaurs
By Lucas Bustamante, co-founder at Tropical Herping and Giant Tortoise Restoration... >
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‘Galapagos Giant Tortoises:’ Synthesis of a Half Century of Study and Conservation
By Linda Cayot, retired GC Science Advisor In July 2012 a mere two weeks... >