Latest News

• Giant Tortoise Census on Darwin Volcano Indicates Ecosystem Recovery

  11.25.19 November 25, 2019 A healthy population of growing giant tortoises, large numbers... More >

• Twenty Baby Tortoises Hatch at the Santa Cruz Breeding Center

  11.20.19 November 20, 2019 Twenty baby tortoises of the Espa ola Island (Chelonoidis... More >

• Park Repatriates 109 Young Tortoises to Pinzón and Santiago

  11.07.19 November 6, 2019 Rangers from the Galapagos National Park Directorate (GNPD)... More >

Latest Blog Posts

• Unraveling the Mysteries of the Darwin Volcano Tortoises, Part I

  By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative. Leer... >

• 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... >

• The Invasive Paper Wasp Nuisance in Galapagos

  By Mariana Bulgarella & Phil Lester of Victoria University of Wellington,... >