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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Calamus brachysomus (Lockington, 1880)
Alma Suárez / CDF
How conservation began in Galápagos

The conservation of Galápagos began in the 1950s, when scientists first raised concerns about threats to the islands’ unique biodiversity. This period led to the creation of the Charles Darwin Foundation and the Galápagos National Park in 1959.

Joshua Vela Fonseca
Lecocarpus species re-discovered on Española Island
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Platonea veleronis Osburn, 1953
Scalesia crockeri Howell
Species Database Scalesia crockeri Howell
Pseudobalistes naufragium (Jordan & Starks, 1895)
Species Database Pseudobalistes naufragium (Jordan & Starks, 1895)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Muraena argus (Steindachner, 1870)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Hypsipyla grandella (Zeller, 1848)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Stemonitis splendens Rostaf.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Craterium leucocephalum (Pers.) Ditmar
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Stemonitis fusca Roth
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Diachea leucopodia (Bull.) Rostaf.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Physarum bogoriense Racib.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Tonicia forbesii Carpenter, 1857
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Perichaena depressa Lib.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pachycheles velerae Haig, 1960
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Rypticus bicolor Valenciennes, 1846
Shark Ambassadors: custodians of Galapagos
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Bagisara repanda Fabricius, 1793
Marine Mornings Program for Schools in Galapagos