The Remarkable Return of 136 Galápagos Tortoises to Their Natural Habitat
The Remarkable Return Of 136 Galapagos Tortoises To Their Natural Habitat In partnership with Galapagos Conservancy and the Galapagos National Park Directorate 136 juvenile tortoises were successfully returned to the Cinco Cerros region on Isabela Island’s Cerro Azul Volcano. These tortoises were aged between 5 to 9 years and returned to their habitat. This is […]
Fostering Conservation: Empowering the Galápagos Islands Through Community Engagement
The Galapagos Islands are a treasure trove for biodiversity, whose beauty captures the imagination of people around the globe. These unique islands, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site have been home to a wide range of endemic species for centuries. Galapagos also hosts over 30,000 residents who work, study, and live in this natural […]
Galápagos in Flux: How El Niño is Reshaping Island Ecosystems
El Niño has started. This is a climate pattern that occurs periodically and brings warmer water into the Galapagos Archipelago. The trade winds that normally blow from east to western across the Pacific have begun to weaken. This has led to a decrease in the strength of Humboldt Current which brings cold water from Antarctica […]
Enhancing Pet Management in the Galapagos Islands by Implementing Microchips
As part of our commitment, we recently donated 5,000 pet microchips to the four inhabited Galapagos islands as a way to support the ongoing efforts of the three Municipal Governments to manage urban wildlife. This is an important step in our mission to control domestic cats and dogs, which is crucial to protect vulnerable species. […]
One species of flycatcher in Galápagos appears extinct. Does the same fate await another?
A species of flycatcher appears to be extinct in Galapagos. Is another species in danger of extinction? Scientists comparing genes of the so-called “Vermilion flycatchers” in Galapagos seven years ago realized that they were looking at two different species. The birds in question were not the Vermilion flycatchers ( Pyrocephalus obscure), which are common throughout […]
The Enigma Of Fernanda – A Lone Survivor In Galápagos
The discovery of Fernanda — a female Galapagos tortoise, the last member of the Fernandina (Chelonoidisphantasticus), previously believed extinct for more than a century — marked a conservation breakthrough by rediscovering an lost species. It is now highlighting the grim reality that species are extinction. The Galapagos Conservancy, the Galapagos National Park Directorate and other […]