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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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Study Rules Out Hybridization of Yellow and Pink Iguanas on Wolf Volcano
10.16.18 October 15, 2018 A recent study ruled out hybridization between the yellow... More >
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Galapagos Celebrates 40 Years as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
09.08.18 September 9, 2018 This weekend marked the 40th anniversary of Galapagos being... More >
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GC Mourns the Loss of Friend and Colleague Felipe Cruz
08.12.18 August 12, 2018 We are saddened to report that Felipe Cruz, who worked passionately... More >
Latest Blog Posts
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Learning more about the mysterious Galapagos Martin
By David Anchundia, ornithologist with the Charles Darwin Foundation. As an... >
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Can the Galapagos marine ecosystem rebound from repeated bouts of El Niño stress?
By guest author Jon Witman, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology professor at Brown... >
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An explosive trip to Isabela: New potential nesting sites for Galapagos penguins
By guest authors Caroline Cappello, Godfrey Merlen, Dee Boersma Our research... >
