There are plenty of benches in the Galapagos Islands, but very few places to actually sit. This is because there are few things that a Galapagos sea lion...
If you can't make it down to the Galapagos Islands anytime soon, Google Map's Galapagos Street View is a cost effective way to get a sense of what it's like...
A minor storm is brewing in Ecuador about where the taxidermy of iconic Galapagos tortoise Lonesome George should wind up. George, who died unexpectedly in...
If you are lucky enough to visit the Galapagos Islands, chances are you’ll take a water taxi at some point during your visit. They are the small boats,...
According to a study published by researchers from the University of Western Australia, nearly half the vegetation canopy in at least one part of the...
The taxidermied remains of “Lonesome George,” the last Pinta Island giant tortoise, will go on display later this month at the American Museum of Natural...
If you’re a fan of NPR’s Radiolab, you may have already heard the episode they put out earlier this year about the Galapagos Islands. If you haven’t heard it,...
Dr. Godfrey Merlen is an English biologist who has called the Galapagos Islands home for the last forty years. He is known as an eloquent and tireless...
Roberto Plaza always dreamed of living in the Galapagos. Seven years ago he finally made the leap and moved his family from Ecuador’s capital of Quito to the...
As a contributor to this blog and the director of the International Galapagos Tour Operators Association, I do my best to stay on top of what’s happening in...
The number of blue-footed boobies, one of the most iconic Galapagos bird species, has declined by 50% in the last 20 years, according to a recent study...
"The fact that we were able to work with these birds, which are the top predators in their habitat, and reveal some answers to fundamental questions in...
Recently, we had the chance to catch up with Swen Lorenz, the Executive Director of the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF), which operates the Charles Darwin...
Jonathan Weiner’s Pulitzer Prize winning “The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time” turns 20 this year, and there is a rumor that a special...
For the first time ever, conservationists in the Galapagos Islands have hand-reared a species of bird in an effort to save it from impending extinction. With...
What is your ideal way to explore the Galapagos Islands? Is it to kayak against the tide, warming your muscles as you cruise past lava rocks covered in marine...
Last year, World Wildlife Fund’s Heather Finn and Kristina Griffin traveled to the Galapagos Islands for the first time. Heather works as Manager of Digital...
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