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By Lucas Bustamante, co-founder at Tropical Herping and Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative collaborator I have always been very passionate about reptiles....
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By Linda Cayot, retired GC Science Advisor In July 2012 a mere two weeks after the death of Lonesome George twenty-seven people from various countries...
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By guest author Cristian Poveda, biologist and volunteer with the Charles Darwin Foundation’s Landbird Conservation Project As a biology student...
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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 Diego Andino Robalino, Biologist and Naturalist Guide with the Galapagos National Park Directorate. Leer en espa ol. When you are born in Galapagos,...
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By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative. Leer en espa ol. I do not consider myself an expert; just a humble biologist trying...
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By Paula A. Casta o, Island Restoration Specialist and Wildlife Veterinarian with Island Conservation The Galapagos Islands are famously known as the...
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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 Caroline Cappello, Godfrey Merlen, Dee Boersma When discussing our research in Galapagos, we often talk about the 120 nests that we built to provide...
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As I begin this blog a farewell of sorts and a big thank you to my Galapagos friends and colleagues, and to Galapagos Conservancy (GC) supporters...
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Latest News
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Galapagos Conservancy Awarded Top Rating for Efficiency, Accountability, and Transparency
04.06.21 April 6, 2021 This month, the largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities,... More >
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BREAKING: 185 Baby Galapagos Tortoises Seized from Illegal Traffickers
03.29.21 March 28, 2021 On the afternoon of Sunday, March 28, Galapagos National Park... More >
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Final Phase of the Santa Fe Tortoise Repopulation Process Complete
03.02.21 March 2, 2021 On Friday, February 26, 191 juvenile tortoises of the Chelonoidis... 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... >