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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Borgiola rugosa (Borg, 1933)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Sphaerocoryne bedoti Pictet, 1893
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Halecium pusillum Sars, 1856
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Lichenopora intricata Gill, 1862
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Plumularia strictocarpa Pictet, 1893
Mara Speece
The Mystery Behind the Santa Fe Tortoise

In 1969, during relentless rains on Santa Fe Island, scientist Tjitte de Vries discovered a small, well-preserved tortoise skull. Taken to the Charles Darwin Research Station, the find intrigued researchers, who believed it might belong to the island’s long-extinct giant tortoise.

Museum Experience
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Rypticus nigripinnis Gill, 1861
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 Stemonitis fusca Roth
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Craterium leucocephalum (Pers.) Ditmar