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Adopt a Galapagos Penguin

Threats such as climate change, introduced species, diseases, pollution, and fishery activity all put the Galapagos penguin at immediate risk of population decline. Your adoption of a Galapagos penguin will help us carry out annual monitoring of this species, in partnership with the Galapagos National Park Directorate.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Elasmopus zoanthidea J.L. Barnard, 1979
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pariphinotus galapagoanus (J.L. Barnard, 1979)
Exploring the Depths of the Galapagos Islands
Marine World Exhibit Opens in Celebration of World Oceans Day in Galapagos
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Limosa haemastica Linnaeus, 1758
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Aphelolpium cayanum Muchmore, 1979
Rashid Cruz-CDF
Research Data Repository Schmidt Ocean Insititute Expedition Report RV Falkor FKt230812 Bitacora
Marine Mornings Program for Schools in Galapagos
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Niveria maugeriae (J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
Protect the Fins and the Ocean Wins!
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Sida spinosa L.
Pelayo Salinas de León/CDF
Silky Shark Tagging Study Reveals Gaps in Marine Protected Areas

Satellite tagging reveals that silky sharks spend nearly half their time outside Eastern Tropical Pacific marine reserves, exposing them to intense industrial fishing. Tracking 40 sharks from Galápagos, researchers uncover critical gaps in MPA networks and call for expanded protections to better safeguard this vulnerable, wide-ranging species in the region.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Sida rhombifolia L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Protohyale (Protohyale) guasave (J.L. Barnard, 1979)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Garcke
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Herissantia crispa (L.) Brizicky
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Margarodes similis Morrison, 1924
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Stilivannuccia hastata (Ax & Ax, 1974)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Carenscoilia monostyla Ax & Ax, 1974