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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Making your dive experience count – citizen science for sharks

October 17, 2017

October 17, 2017

By guest author Dr. Alex Hearn, Professor and Researcher at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito s Galapagos Science Center. The Galapagos Marine... Full Post

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Eruption on Fernandina: A fleeting performance, but a recurring geological process

September 12, 2017

September 12, 2017

By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative. Midday on September 4, thanks to social networks, I learned that La Cumbre volcano... Full Post

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International Course on Management of Protected Areas: Something everyone working in conservation should experience

August 31, 2017

August 31, 2017

By scar Carvajal Mora, Galapagos National Park ranger and head of the Park’s Ecosystem Department on Isabela Island. Haga clic aqu para ver... Full Post

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A Meeting of the Minds at the Latin American Herpetology Congress

August 14, 2017

August 14, 2017

By Elizabeth Hunter, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Nevada, Reno and contributor to tortoise conservation efforts in Galapagos. In late... Full Post

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Three Months in Galapagos: A Journey of Hope

May 12, 2017

May 12, 2017

By guest author Dr. Maud Quinzin, evolutionary biologist currently working at Yale University. When I arrived in Galapagos on February 1, 2017 to work... Full Post

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Home Again: The Long Journey of Lonesome George

March 29, 2017

March 29, 2017

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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Lonesome George and a Unique Opportunity

March 27, 2017

March 27, 2017

By guest author Ronald Giegerich, Collection Manager at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry. In late August... Full Post

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