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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GNPD Reintroduces 461 Land Iguanas to Santiago Island
02.25.21 February 24, 2021 Rangers with the Galapagos National Park Directorate (GNPD)... More >
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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 >
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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
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Rediscovering the Giant Tortoises and Magical Landscapes of Alcedo Volcano
By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative Alcedo... >
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Documenting Galapagos Giant Tortoises: Walking Among Modern Dinosaurs
By Lucas Bustamante, co-founder at Tropical Herping and Giant Tortoise Restoration... >
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‘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... >