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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Phyllodactylus darwini Taylor, 1942
Felis catus (Schreber, 1775)
Species Database Felis catus (Schreber, 1775)
Phalacrocorax harrisi Rothschild, 1898
Species Database Phalacrocorax harrisi Rothschild, 1898
Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Database Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758
Mus musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Database Mus musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout, 1769
Species Database Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout, 1769
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Megaoryzomys curioi (Niethammer, 1964)
Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758
Species Database Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758
Camarhynchus heliobates (Snodgras & Heller, 1901)
Species Database Camarhynchus heliobates (Snodgras & Heller, 1901)
Zenaida galapagoensis Gould, 1841
Species Database Zenaida galapagoensis Gould, 1841
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763)
The Charles Darwin Research Station has been recognized as Travellers' Choice 2020
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
Protect the Fins and the Ocean Wins!
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Hibiscus tiliaceus L.
The “Protect the Fins” Campaign and Its Impact on the Community
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Chelonoidis phantasticus (Van Denburgh, 1914)
Archive CDF
The 1985 Decision That Sustained Conservation in Galápagos

In 1985, the Charles Darwin Foundation created the Darwin Scientific Foundation in the United States to manage an endowment built with The Nature Conservancy and the Smithsonian. It allowed American donors to make tax-deductible contributions and gave scientific work in Galápagos stable, long-term funding that still endures four decades later.

A new Galapagos Atlas that covers 68 species and, unusually, catalogs everything scientists still don't know about them

The new Galápagos Atlas 2026 offers a 309-page look at 68 species and species groups, combining purpose-built distribution maps with something rarely found in a reference guide: a clear record of what scientists still don’t know. Free to explore online, it highlights critical knowledge gaps and invites future research to strengthen conservation.