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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By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative Santiago is one of the largest and most fascinating islands of the Galapagos Archipelago....
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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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Island Conservation s Restoration Specialist and Wildlife Veterinarian Paula A. Casta o shares how removal of invasive rodents and feral cats will...
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By guest author Wilman Valle, Galapagos National Park ranger. My name is Wilman Valle. I am 47 years old. When I was 20, I became a park ranger for the...
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We did it! Or should I say, YOU did it! Thanks to the unprecedented generosity of our supporters, our 2017 year-end $1 Million Matching Gift Campaign...
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Latest News
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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 >
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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 >
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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
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Unraveling the Mysteries of the Darwin Volcano Tortoises, Part I
By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative. Leer... >
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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... >
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The Invasive Paper Wasp Nuisance in Galapagos
By Mariana Bulgarella & Phil Lester of Victoria University of Wellington,... >