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by Washington “Wacho” Tapia I first visited Pinz n Island in 1990 when I was a field assistant for a researcher who was collecting data for...
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Blog - Tortoises
Although fighting to save some of the world s most iconic endangered species may sound glamorous, the true day-to-day can be anything but. Marco...
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By Paul Salaman, Gal pagos Conservancy President More than 5,700 conservation leaders from 120 countries around the world came together this August...
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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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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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Latest News
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BREAKING: Ecuador Announces Expansion of Galápagos Marine Reserve
01.14.22 [Versi n en espa ol abajo] January 14, 2022 Marine conservation endowment... More >
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BREAKING: Wolf Volcano Erupts During Galápagos Conservancy-Galápagos National Park Directorate Expedition; All Team Members Safely Airlifted
01.07.22 January 7, 2022 Santa Cruz, Gal pagos, January 7, 2022 – Early this... More >
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BREAKING: Historic Declaration for Expansion of Galápagos Marine Reserve
11.01.21 November 1, 2021 Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has just expanded marine... More >
Latest Blog Posts
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Devil’s Island: A return to Pinzón among thorns, tortoises, and birds
by Washington “Wacho” Tapia I first visited Pinz n Island in 1990... >
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A Look Back at Education for Sustainability’s Tenth Teacher Institute
by Richard Knab It is a pleasure and honor to work with Gal pagos teachers... >
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Q&A: The Art of Studying Scat
Although fighting to save some of the world s most iconic endangered... >
