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By Lindsay Renick Mayer of Global Wildlife Conservation In February of 2019, the Galapagos National Park Directorate, Galapagos Conservancy, and Animal...
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By Harrison Goldspiel, Biologist with the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative Hiking around Santa Fe Island, one wonders what the tortoises, iguanas,...
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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)....
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By guest author Dr. Maud Quinzin, evolutionary biologist currently working at Yale University. When I arrived in Galapagos on February 1, 2017 to work...
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By guest author Ellen Smith, a Galapagos Conservancy member of 20 years. I am sitting in the cabin of a small boat, the Lancha Gema, along with snugly...
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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)....
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By guest author Tui De Roy. Not often in Galapagos do I use my full stalking skills: hiding behind bushes and cacti, moving slowly upwind, stepping gingerly...
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By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative On June 27, 2015, after more than 150 years, Santa Fe Island once again became home...
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By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative During all my years working for Galapagos conservation, I’ve had the opportunity...
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The long-term goal of Galapagos Conservancy s Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative, carried out in collaboration with the Galapagos National Park Directorate,...
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Latest News
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Española Tortoises Return Home Following Closure of Successful Breeding Program
06.15.20 June 15, 2020 With the release of the 15 original Espa ola Island tortoises... More >
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Park Rangers Release 840 Tortoise Hatchlings from Natural Nests
04.29.20 April 29, 2020 In March and April of this year, rangers with the Galapagos... More >
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Update on Galapagos During the Pandemic
04.22.20 April 22, 2020 The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting social distancing... More >
Latest Blog Posts
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A Fragile Landscape for Galapagos Penguins
By Caroline Cappello, PhD Candidate at the University of Washington, Godfrey... >
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Anatomy of a Dataset: Investigating Changes in Galapagos Highland Flora
By Clare Peabody, Biostatistician for the Charles Darwin Foundation’s... >
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On the Case: Galapagos Team Embarks on Search for ‘Most Wanted’ Giant Tortoise
By Lindsay Renick Mayer of Global Wildlife Conservation In February of 2019,... >
