Documenting Galapagos Giant Tortoises: Walking Among Modern Dinosaurs

January 20, 2021

January 20, 2021

By Lucas Bustamante, co-founder at Tropical Herping and Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative collaborator I have always been very passionate about reptiles.... Full Post

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‘Galapagos Giant Tortoises:’ Synthesis of a Half Century of Study and Conservation

December 10, 2020

December 10, 2020

By Linda Cayot, retired GC Science Advisor In July 2012 a mere two weeks after the death of Lonesome George twenty-seven people from various countries... Full Post

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Unravelling the Silent Marine Invasion in Galapagos

October 21, 2020

October 21, 2020

By Patricia Isabela Tapia, research assistant for the Marine Invasive Species Program at the Charles Darwin Foundation Growing up in the world s most... Full Post

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Counting Birds in Galapagos: My Experience on Santiago Island

July 16, 2020

July 16, 2020

By guest author Cristian Poveda, biologist and volunteer with the Charles Darwin Foundation’s Landbird Conservation Project As a biology student... Full Post

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A Fragile Landscape for Galapagos Penguins

May 26, 2020

May 26, 2020

By Caroline Cappello, PhD Candidate at the University of Washington, Godfrey Merlen, Galapagos Conservationist, and Dee Boersma, Professor at the University... Full Post

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Anatomy of a Dataset: Investigating Changes in Galapagos Highland Flora

May 4, 2020

May 4, 2020

By Clare Peabody, Biostatistician for the Charles Darwin Foundation’s Terrestrial Invasive Species and Ecosystem Restoration Program When I arrived... Full Post

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On the Case: Galapagos Team Embarks on Search for ‘Most Wanted’ Giant Tortoise

January 21, 2020

January 21, 2020

By Lindsay Renick Mayer of Global Wildlife Conservation In February of 2019, the Galapagos National Park Directorate, Galapagos Conservancy, and Animal... Full Post

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Unraveling the Mysteries of the Darwin Volcano Tortoises, Part II

December 9, 2019

December 9, 2019

By Diego Andino Robalino, Biologist and Naturalist Guide with the Galapagos National Park Directorate. Leer en espa ol. When you are born in Galapagos,... Full Post

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Unraveling the Mysteries of the Darwin Volcano Tortoises, Part I

December 4, 2019

December 4, 2019

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... Full Post

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Snapshots of Tortoise Restoration on Santa Fe Island

September 11, 2019

September 11, 2019

By Harrison Goldspiel, Biologist with the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative Hiking around Santa Fe Island, one wonders what the tortoises, iguanas,... Full Post

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