- Charles Darwin Foundation

Results

Tortoises are not the only ones returning to Española

Marine World Exhibit Opens in Celebration of World Oceans Day in Galapagos

Impact of Plastic Garbage Reaches the Galapagos Islands

Monitoring Penguins and Cormorants in the West of the Galapagos

Third Group of Captive-Reared Mangrove Finch Fledglings Return to Isabela Island

Papamoscas de Galápagos. Foto: Bernie Jácome.

The 2022 Galapagos Christmas Bird Count is back

Scientists investigates tiger sharks' diet in Galapagos

Pelayo Salinas

CDF and WWF launch project to promote the conservation of sharks and rays in Ecuador

The Charles Darwin Foundation and WWF launch project "Habla Tiburón" to promote the conservation of sharks and rays and empower fishing communities in mainland and insular Ecuador

From the Galapagos to Panama (and back): round trip migration by pregnant scalloped hammerhead shark

Carlos Espinosa/CDF

New Studies Offer Critical Insights into Conservation of Galapagos Giant Tortoises

Two groundbreaking studies led by Stephen Blake, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology at Saint Louis University and Sharon L. Deem, DVM, Director of Saint Louis Zoo Institute for Conservation Medicine, in collaboration with the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) and teams of multidisciplinary scientists shed light on crucial aspects of the conservation of two critically endangered giant tortoise species endemic to the Island of Santa Cruz, Chelonoidis porteri and Chelonoidis donfaustoi. Both studies offer valuable insights into the challenges these emblematic species face and the strategies needed to ensure their survival in the face of potential future habitat alteration and climate change.