Latest News

• GNPD Reintroduces 461 Land Iguanas to Santiago Island

  02.25.21 February 24, 2021 Rangers with the Galapagos National Park Directorate (GNPD)... More >

• Breaking: Giant Tortoise Population on Alcedo Deemed Healthiest in Galapagos

  02.01.21 February 1, 2021 According to park rangers and scientists from the Giant Tortoise... More >

• First Expedition to Monitor the Giant Tortoise Population of Alcedo Volcano Begins

  01.18.21 January 18, 2021 Park rangers and scientists from the Galapagos National Park... More >

Latest Blog Posts

• Rediscovering the Giant Tortoises and Magical Landscapes of Alcedo Volcano

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

• Documenting Galapagos Giant Tortoises: Walking Among Modern Dinosaurs

  By Lucas Bustamante, co-founder at Tropical Herping and Giant Tortoise Restoration... >

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

  By Linda Cayot, retired GC Science Advisor In July 2012 a mere two weeks... >