Healthy Eating Habits Promoted by Galápagos Entrepreneur
Healthy, sustainable eating means eating more fruits and vegetables, and less animal products. These changes in diet have been shown to decrease obesity, diabetes, stroke, osteoporosis and other cancers. Because plant-based foods are less energy-intensive than animal-based food, they also help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Galapagos Conservancy funded a project to promote healthy eating […]
Arts-based Inspiration for Conservation of the Vermillion Flycatcher
Santa Cruz Island youth are learning how to take care of one of the most iconic and striking birds in the Galapagos, the Vermilion flycatcher. Giovanna Morales is a Galapagos native who has been leading this project since March 2022 when she was awarded one of Galapagos Conservancy’s Women in Sustainability Entrepreneurship Grants. Giovanna was […]
In Search of the Endemic Rodents of Santa Cruz, Santiago, and San Cristóbal Islands
The Galapagos Islands’ endemic rodents have suffered among the highest rates of extinction (Clark 1984; Dowler and al. 2000). Galapagos Conservancy funds surveys to find remnant populations of native rodents. Surveys are being conducted to locate the Aegialomys galapagoensis species on San Cristobal Island, Nesoryzomys imdefessus, and Nesoryzomys Darwini on Santa Cruz Island. These species […]