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By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative Alcedo Volcano is located in the center of Isabela Island, the largest island in...
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Blog - Tortoises
By Lucas Bustamante, co-founder at Tropical Herping and Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative collaborator I have always been very passionate about reptiles....
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By Lindsay Renick Mayer of Global Wildlife Conservation In February of 2019, the Galapagos National Park Directorate, Galapagos Conservancy, and Animal...
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By Diego Andino Robalino, Biologist and Naturalist Guide with the Galapagos National Park Directorate. Leer en espa ol. When you are born in Galapagos,...
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By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative. Leer en espa ol. I do not consider myself an expert; just a humble biologist trying...
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By Harrison Goldspiel, Biologist with the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative Hiking around Santa Fe Island, one wonders what the tortoises, iguanas,...
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By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative During the 29 years I have dedicated to the conservation of the Galapagos Islands...
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A Tortoise Bone from the California Gold Rush, and its Link to Long-Term Tortoise Conservation in Galapagos By Cyler Conrad, Archaeologist at Los Alamos...
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As I begin this blog a farewell of sorts and a big thank you to my Galapagos friends and colleagues, and to Galapagos Conservancy (GC) supporters...
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By Jeffreys M laga, Galapagos National Park ranger. Leer en espa ol. Although the range of the Eastern Santa Cruz giant tortoises (Chelonodis donfaustoi)...
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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... >
