Galápagos Conservancy in the News
Recent Press Coverage
Returning giant tortoises are helping recreate the Galapagos islands Darwin saw (05/07/23), Anthropocene
Major Discovery Gives Hope for Saving Critically Endangered Pink Iguana (12/21/22), PR Newswire
When an Extinct Species Is Found Alive, What Happens Next? (11/01/22), The Scientist
The Galápagos Islands: Economy over Ecosystems (10/14/22), Harvard International Review
The Galapagos penguin, one of the world’s rarest, sees a glimmer of hope (10/13/22), National Geographic
‘Fantastic giant tortoise’ species thought extinct for 100 years found alive (6/9/22), The Guardian
Comeback Critters: Fernanda the Giant Tortoise (May 2022, article not available online), National Geographic Kids Magazine
A New Galapagos Tortoise Species May Have Just Been Discovered (3/14/22), VICE
New giant tortoise species found in Galapagos after DNA study (3/11/22), Phys.org
Why Is the Galapagos Penguin Endangered? Threats and How You Can Help (2/28/22), Treehugger
This Galápagos Volcano Produced a ‘Mesmerizing’ River of Fire (2/9/22), New York Times
Población de tortugas gigantes de isla Pinzón, en Galápagos, se recupera (1/31/22), El Universo
Ecuador Expands Protected Galapagos Marine Reserve by More Than 23,000 Square Miles (1/27/22), Treehugger
Meet Fernanda, the Galápagos Tortoise Lost for Over a Century (6/2/21), Smithsonian Magazine
Giant tortoise thought extinct 100 years ago is living in Galapagos, Ecuador says (5/27/21), CNN
Giant tortoise thought to be extinct 112 years ago found on Galapagos Island (5/27/21), USA Today
Darwin’s Arch, famed Galápagos rock formation, collapses from erosion (5/19/21), Washington Post
These Galápagos tortoises have returned home after saving their species (7/6/20), Lonely Planet
These tortoises saved their species from extinction. Now they’re back home (7/1/20), CNN Travel
Diego, key to saving his species, returns home after more than 80 years (6/19/20), UN Environment
Not so ‘Lonesome?’ Galápagos tortoise subspecies thought extinct lives on. (2/3/20), NBC News
Tortuga Diego regresará a la isla Española (1/12/20), Ecuavisa (video featuring Wacho Tapia and James Gibbs, in Spanish)
The tortoise whose rampant sex drive helped save his species is finally retiring (1/12/20), The Washington Post
Diego, the Tortoise Whose High Sex Drive Helped Save His Species, Retires (1/12/20), The New York Times
This giant tortoise isn’t extinct after all (2/22/19), BBC Newsday
How an ‘extinct’ tortoise was rediscovered after a century (2/22/19), National Geographic
Innovative Conservation Strategies Help Restore Nearly Extinct Tortoises On Galapagos Islands (2/21/19), Wisconsin Public Radio
‘Extinct’ Galapagos tortoise found after 100 years (2/21/19), CNN
Unraveling The Mysteries Of Sharks In The Galápagos Thanks To An App (2/13/19), Forbes
Previous Key Press Coverage
Years after his death, Lonesome George’s genome offers clues to long life (12/4/18), PBS
In death, Lonesome George reveals why giant tortoises live so long (12/3/18), Phys.org
Exploring Galapagos snakes on volcanoes (7/26/18), Phys.org
The Galápagos Tortortoise Next Door (4/23/17), Scientific American
Innovative Conservation Strategies Help Restore Nearly Extinct Tortoises On Galapagos Islands (3/3/17), Wisconsin Public Radio, featuring Dr. James Gibbs
Giant Tortoises Island Hop Across the Galapagos (8/5/15), The New York Times
Historic Discovery for Giant Tortoises (3/15/15), CNN
Undoing the Damage to the Galapagos (12/22/14), MSNBC
Galapagos (7/1/14), Radiolab