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Galapagos Launches Landmark Restoration Project to Bring Back Extinct Species

October 3, 2023, marks the beginning of the implementation phase of the Floreana Ecological Restoration Project, the largest and most ambitious restoration initiative currently underway in the Galapagos Islands.

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Studying health in birds: An interview with Gislayne Mendoza Alcívar

Gislayne Mendoza Alcívar, our lab technician was interviewed by our donor, Galapagos Conservation Trust, in which she shares her experience in studying the health of some of the islands' most endangered birds.

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Our History

Discover the Charles Darwin Foundation, established in 1959 to protect the Galapagos Islands' fragile ecosystem. As the oldest and largest science and conservation organization in the archipelago, our Research Station leads efforts to preserve this unique environment through groundbreaking research and conservation milestones.

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Rashid Cruz/CDF
Floreana Finches "Flight Home": Q&A WITH PROF. SONIA KLEINDORFER

Behind the Floreana Finches "Flight Home": Q&A with biologist Professor Sonia Kleindorfer