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This month’s roundup features an article on Floreana Island and plans for tortoise restoration, an update on the ban on plastic bags in Galapagos,...
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Blog - News Roundups
Scientists pinpoint genes that give Darwin’s finches their distinctive beaks In a journal article published earlier this month in Nature, scientists...
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Watch: Undoing the Damage to the Galapagos This 6-minute video produced by MSNBC explores the impacts of human activity in the Galapagos...
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It’s been a great year for conservation in Galapagos, from hand-rearing endangered mangrove finches to repatriating tortoises to their islands of...
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Exciting news about Espa ola giant tortoises, a first-hand account of the mysterious “Galapagos Affair,” the latest tourism report from Galapagos...
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Lonesome George made headlines in September with the opening of the American Museum of Natural History’s exhibit in New York. We announced the winners...
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Our July roundup finally brings closure to the Galapaface fiasco off the coast of San Crist bal, thankfully with minimal environmental impact. July also...
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June is the beginning of the “dry season” in Galapagos, known for its blue skies and mid-afternoon showers. It also marked the annual “World...
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May was a busy month for Galapagos, from a new study on Darwin’s Finches’ fight for survival to the cargo ship that remains stranded on the...
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Galapagos has been in the news quite a bit lately, and not just among the “top 10 best travel destinations” lists that have been cropping...
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Latest News
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Thirty Captive-Reared Tortoises Repatriated on San Cristóbal
05.03.19 May 3, 2019 This week, Galapagos National Park rangers repatriated 30... More >
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Breaking: 53 Non-Native Marine Species Identified in Galapagos
03.28.19 March 28, 2019 A new study published in Aquatic Invasions reported that 53... More >
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New Hammerhead Shark Breeding Area Discovered in Galapagos
03.08.19 March 8, 2019 A new breeding area for scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna... More >
Latest Blog Posts
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Monitoring terrestrial invertebrates in a Scalesia forest in Galapagos
By Jacqueline Rodr guez, Entomologist with the Charles Darwin Foundation I... >
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The most unexpected discovery of my life: A live tortoise on Fernandina Island
By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative During... >
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The Measure of a Penguin
By Caroline Cappello, Godfrey Merlen, Dee Boersma When discussing our research... >
