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By guest author and GC Adjunct Scientist Dr. James Gibbs of the State University of New York s College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF)....
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Blog - Lonesome George
By guest author Ronald Giegerich, Collection Manager at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry. In late August...
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By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative. When I met Lonesome George in 1990, I never thought that I would be so closely...
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As many of you know, Lonesome George last known Pinta Island tortoise died on June 24, 2012. What many may not know is the story of his adventures...
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The work of Galapagos Conservancy follows an important continuum, a path identified by our partners in the Islands, our many collaborators, and our own...
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On March 5, 2016, I celebrated the 35th anniversary of the day I first arrived in Galapagos. I had no idea when I stepped off the plane onto the reddish...
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By Milton Yacelga, co-founder of Kaminando: Habitat Connectivity Initiative. Returning to the Galapagos Islands is always a privilege, and even more...
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By Elizabeth Hunter, PhD candidate at the University of Georgia. Almost all of my experience in the Galapagos has been on Pinta Island, where I spent...
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By Gisella Caccone, evolutionary biologist at Yale University When I saw the first tortoise being airlifted in its green net, from his home on the western...
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Needles in a Haystack: Expedition to Wolf Volcano to Collect Hybrid Tortoises with Pinta and Floreana Ancestry By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant...
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Latest News
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GNPD Reintroduces 461 Land Iguanas to Santiago Island
02.25.21 February 24, 2021 Rangers with the Galapagos National Park Directorate (GNPD)... More >
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Breaking: Giant Tortoise Population on Alcedo Deemed Healthiest in Galapagos
02.01.21 February 1, 2021 According to park rangers and scientists from the Giant Tortoise... More >
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First Expedition to Monitor the Giant Tortoise Population of Alcedo Volcano Begins
01.18.21 January 18, 2021 Park rangers and scientists from the Galapagos National Park... 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... >
