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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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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 >
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67 Tortoises Hatched from the New Floreana Breeding Program This Year
07.25.18 A total of 67 tortoises hatched this year from the first nesting season of... More >
Latest Blog Posts
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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... >
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A library in the Enchanted Islands
By Edgardo Civallero, Library Coordinator with the Charles Darwin FoundationPuerto... >
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Return to Santiago: More than a decade after the eradication of the introduced goats, pigs and donkeys
By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative Santiago... >
