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Joshua Vela/CDF
A noisy invader

The tree frog arrived in the Galápagos Islands in the late 1990s. This species, resistant to salinity and drought, has rapidly established itself in urban, agricultural, and natural areas and is now considered an invasive species. But little is known about this little yet loud amphibian...

Joshua Vela
Sea turtle conservation

Important feeding and nesting sites for the endangered East Pacific green turtle in Galapagos are increasingly threatened by tourism, marine traffic and climate change. Our research is helping to identify the key areas where sea turtles are most vulnerable, and to develop solutions to protect them in the long term.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pantala hymenaea (Say, 1840)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798)
Las investigadoras Heinke Jäger y Miriam San José en el sitio cercado de Cerro Grande, donde más de 150 plántulas crecen desde 2021, gracias a las labores de control de plantas invasoras. Foto: Rashid Cruz.
Scalesia cordata: from concern to hope on Isabela, Galapagos
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Nassarius nodiferus (Powys, 1835)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Natica brunneolinea J. H. McLean, 1970
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Turbonilla galapagensis Dall & Bartsch, 1909
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Turbonilla houseri Dall & Bartsch, 1909
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Strombina lanceolata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Bushia galapagana (Dall, 1915)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Drillia albicostata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Halicardia perplicata (Dall, 1890)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Dacrydium elegantulum Soot-Ryen, 1955
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Cardiomya lanieri (A. M. Strong & Hertlein, 1937)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Berlanguella scopae Ortea, Bacallado & Valdés, 1992
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Thorunna talaverai Ortea, Bacallado & Valdés, 1992
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Caranx lugubris Poey, 1860
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Eretes sticticus (Linnaeus, 1767)