An explosive trip to Isabela: New potential nesting sites for Galapagos penguins

September 18, 2018

September 18, 2018

By guest authors Caroline Cappello, Godfrey Merlen, Dee Boersma Our research team visited Elizabeth Bay on Isabela Island in July 2018 to see if the Galapagos... Full Post

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Return to Santiago: More than a decade after the eradication of the introduced goats, pigs and donkeys

July 23, 2018

July 23, 2018

By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative Santiago is one of the largest and most fascinating islands of the Galapagos Archipelago.... Full Post

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Checking Up on the Young Tortoises on Santa Fe Island

July 9, 2018

July 9, 2018

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).... Full Post

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Conservation of the Vermilion Flycatcher: Studying the causes of its decline

May 25, 2018

May 25, 2018

By guest author C lina Leuba, Master’s student from the University of Vienna. I have always been enthusiastic about nature and animals; when I... Full Post

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The rise and fall of the invasive quinine tree in Galapagos

April 25, 2018

April 25, 2018

By guest author Dr. Heinke J ger, Restoration Ecologist at the Charles Darwin Foundation. An invasive plant species introduced to Galapagos in the 1940s... Full Post

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Floreana: A Paradise Waiting to be Restored

March 26, 2018

March 26, 2018

Island Conservation s Restoration Specialist and Wildlife Veterinarian Paula A. Casta o shares how removal of invasive rodents and feral cats will... Full Post

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My passion: Protecting the giant tortoises of Cerro El Fatal (“Chelonoidis donfaustoi”)

January 29, 2018

January 29, 2018

By guest author Wilman Valle, Galapagos National Park ranger. My name is Wilman Valle. I am 47 years old. When I was 20, I became a park ranger for the... Full Post

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Conserving Landbirds in Galapagos

January 17, 2018

January 17, 2018

By guest author Birgit Fessl, Coordinator of Galapagos Landbird Research for the Charles Darwin Foundation. I first came to Galapagos in December 1995... Full Post

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A Promising Year Ahead Thanks to Our Donors

January 3, 2018

January 3, 2018

We did it! Or should I say, YOU did it! Thanks to the unprecedented generosity of our supporters, our 2017 year-end $1 Million Matching Gift Campaign... Full Post

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Combating Marine Invasive Species in Galapagos and the Eastern Tropical Pacific

November 30, 2017

November 30, 2017

By Inti Keith, Leader of the Marine Invasive Species Program at the Charles Darwin Foundation. It s often a surprise to learn that people live in Galapagos... Full Post

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