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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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Blog - Tortoises
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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By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative. Leer en espa ol. In the five years since I began leading the Giant Tortoise Restoration...
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By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative Santiago is one of the largest and most fascinating islands of the Galapagos Archipelago....
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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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Latest News
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Diesel Spill in Galapagos Under Control; No Wildlife Harmed
01.14.20 January 14, 2020 Galapagos made international headlines in December when a... More >
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Forty-Year Captive Breeding Program for Española Tortoises Concludes
01.10.20 January 10, 2020 Ecuador’s Environmental Ministry has decided to end... More >
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Breaking: Intensive Search on Fernandina Island Confirms the Presence of Tortoises
12.09.19 December 9, 2019 The discovery of a giant tortoise on Fernandina Island... More >
Latest Blog Posts
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Unraveling the Mysteries of the Darwin Volcano Tortoises, Part II
By Diego Andino Robalino, Biologist and Naturalist Guide with the Galapagos... >
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Unraveling the Mysteries of the Darwin Volcano Tortoises, Part I
By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative. Leer... >
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Night adventures in the Enchanted Isles: In Search of Galapagos Short-Eared Owls on Floreana Island
By Paula A. Casta o, Island Restoration Specialist and Wildlife Veterinarian... >