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Photo of the Day: Greetings From a Curious Galapagos Sea Lion Pup

One of the reasons that the Galapagos Islands are at, or at least near, the top of many a wildlife lover's travel bucket list is that the animals show little...

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Meet the Bizarre Galapagos Batfish (Video)

The Galapagos Islands are justifiably renowned for the many strange and wondrous creatures that soar, slither and crawl here, and only here. Understandably,...

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Photo of the Day: A View of the Galapagos Islands from the International Space Station

This remarkable photo of the Galapagos Islands was taken on October 28th, 2010 from the Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft, which was docked to the international...

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Join the Charles Darwin Foundation's Heroic Crusade to Save the Mangrove Finch (Video)

Last week, we featured a story about the financial crisis that the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) is facing and urged our readers to support a fundraising...

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Photo of the Day: A Marine Iguana Surveys His Domain

This striking specimen was photographed on the island of Española. Marine iguanas are only found in the Galapagos Islands and are a fairly common sight...

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Support Science and Conservation in the Galapagos and Triple Your Impact

A few weeks ago, the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) announced that it was facing a year-end budgetary crisis and that it need to raise $1 million to avoid...

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Four Great Books About People in the Galapagos

Darwin's "On the Origin of the Species" kicked off a Galapagos publishing craze over 150 years ago. Since then, dozens and dozens of volumes showcasing and...

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Is the Charles Darwin Research Station About to Become Extinct?

Late last week we learned that the Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS), which is operated by the Charles Darwin Foundation, may close permanently by the...

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'The Galapagos Affair' Explores a Strange Chapter of the Islands' History

The Galapagos Islands will always be associated, first and foremost, with Darwin's theory of natural selection and the unique creatures that inspired it. But...

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Three Legendary Writers Ruminate on the Galapagos, Evolution, Climate Change, and the Future of Life.

If you are interested in the Galapagos Islands, curious or concerned about climate change, or just love great writing about nature, run (don’t walk), to pick...

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Can a Strange Looking Plastic Box Make the Galapagos Green Again?

Native vegetation in many parts of the Galapagos Islands has been largely destroyed by introduced animals such goats and donkeys and invasive plants like wild...

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Meet the Galapagos Tomato

When most people think of the Galapagos Islands, they understandably envision its remarkable and iconic animal life; massive lumbering tortoises, prehistoric...

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Two Giant Tortoises (Slowly) Challenge Each Other for Dominance (Video)

What happens when two Galapagos giant tortoises meet on a narrow pathway going in opposite directions? Thanks to this video from WWF we know the answer to...

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Giant Tortoises Come Roaring Back from the Edge of Extinction

And now for some good news. Conservationists announced yesterday that the Espanola giant tortoise has been brought back from the edge of extinction. There...

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Charles Darwin as You've (Probably) Never Seen Him

Try to picture Charles Darwin. What do you see? If you’re like most people you’re probably envisioning a black and white image of a serious looking and...

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Pink Iguanas and Other “New” Species Keep Popping Up in the Galapagos

The discovery of a new species is a pretty rare event in most parts of the world. Not so in the Galapagos Islands, it seems. Since 2009, scientists have...

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Yolanda the Wandering Tiger Shark Returns to the Galapagos (Video)

In January, marine scientists from the Charles Darwin Foundation captured and tagged several tiger sharks near the Galapagos Islands for the first time ever....

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Interview: Marcel Bigue on WildAid's Ambitious Plans to Combat Invasive Species in the Galapagos

The non-profit WildAid is working on an ambitious, multi-year plan to overhaul the cargo handling and quarantine procedures between mainland South America...