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Bryan Perez
Climate crisis affects Galapagos small scale fisheries sector
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Tegella horrida (Hincks, 1880)
Impact of Plastic Garbage Reaches the Galapagos Islands
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Bugula minima Waters, 1909
Philornis downsi, an invasive fly.
Introduced Species Dashboard Galapagos Introduced Species Dashboard
Science and tourism joining forces for the conservation of Galapagos
Ecuador’s historic debt-for-nature swap a major milestone for conservation
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Gyrinus galapagoensis Van Dyke, 1953
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Cubiceps pauciradiatus Günther, 1872
Juan Manuel Garcia-CDF
Natural History Collections

The Charles Darwin Research Station is home to the largest Natural History Collections of endemic, native and introduced species of the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. It is also one of the largest in the world with over 135,000 specimens from more than 7,500 species.

Schmidt Ocean Institute
New Initiative Launches to Support Deep Ocean Exploration and Conservation

New Initiative Launches to Support Deep Ocean Exploration and Conservation in Galapagos and the Eastern Tropical Pacific

Investigation about Subtidal Monitoring of Non-native Species Begins in the Cocos Island National Park
Rubus niveus Thunb.
Species Database Rubus niveus Thunb.
Psidium guajava L.
Species Database Psidium guajava L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Anchialella vulcanella J.L. Barnard, 1979
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
A Quito Photographer's Chronicles in the Enchanted Islands

A Quito Photographer's Chronicles in the Enchanted Islands

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Sertularella affinicostata Calder & Faucci, 2021
Sharing Land with Giants: Which Habitat Do Tortoises Prefer?
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Acartia (Acanthacartia) levequei Grice, 1964
Mara Speece/CDF
Facing the Sharks: The Dive That Changed My Life

While diving in Galapagos, Erika De la Cruz encountered a hammerhead shark unlike any she’d seen before—one with a curved spine. What began as a routine dive turned into a groundbreaking scientific discovery. Read her story of wonder, resilience, and the power of observation beneath the waves.