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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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Latest Edition of the “Galapagos Report” Launched in Santa Cruz
09.13.19 September 13, 2019 The latest edition of the Galapagos Report was launched... More >
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GTRI: 99.9% of Tortoises Repopulated to Santa Fe Island are in Good Health
09.10.19 According to the preliminary monitoring results from the Santa Fe Island Ecological... More >
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GNPD Conducts Population Census of Booby Birds on Punta Pitt
09.04.19 September 4, 2019 Galapagos National Park rangers recently conducted... More >
Latest Blog Posts
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Snapshots of Tortoise Restoration on Santa Fe Island
By Harrison Goldspiel, Biologist with the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative... >
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Catching Invasive Flies in the Galapagos Islands
By Andrea Cahuana, Research Assistant on the Philornis downsi Project at the... >
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The Vermilion Flycatcher on Santa Cruz Island: Is there still hope?
By guest author Eileen Heyer, BSc MSc As an enthusiastic biologist who’s... >
