By guest author Sofia Green, Volunteer in the CDF Marine Invasive Species Team. Before volunteering at the Center for Marine Biology at the Charles Darwin...
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Scientists pinpoint genes that give Darwin’s finches their distinctive beaks In a journal article published earlier this month in Nature, scientists...
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In part 2 of this two-part blog series, guest author Swen Lorenz, Executive Director of the Charles Darwin Foundation, explores the future of the extensive...
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In the summer of 1998, filmmakers Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller were hired for a two-week shoot in the Galapagos Islands where they learned of extraordinary...
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This new feature in our blog will provide a regular “roundup” of some of the stories, photos, videos, and more that have piqued our interest...
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There is much debate globally about the impact of opening fragile areas, often home to some of the world s most unique animals and landscapes, to the...
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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... >