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Mara Speece / CDF

CDF Opens its Doors to the Largest Scientific Heritage of Galapagos in Ecuador

For the first time, the Charles Darwin Foundation opens Galápagos’ largest scientific collections to the public. Housing over 137,000 specimens, this new facility offers a rare glimpse into the science shaping conservation decisions and safeguarding one of the planet’s most extraordinary ecosystems.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF

Species Database Scolothrips pallidus (Beach, 1896)

Carlos Espinosa/CDF

Species Database Haplothrips gowdeyi Franklin, 1908

Carlos Espinosa/CDF

Species Database Frankliniella rodeos Moulton, 1933

Species Database Xylocopa darwini (Cockerell, 1926)

Carlos Espinosa/CDF

Species Database Gibberula achenea (B. Roth & Coan, 1971)

Carlos Espinosa/CDF

Species Database Volvarina nyssa B. Roth & Coan, 1971

Species Database Mus musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Carlos Espinosa/CDF

Species Database Gibberula insularum (B. Roth & Coan, 1971)

Carlos Espinosa/CDF

Species Database Hoplothrips angusticeps (Hood, 1908)

New Regional Marine Research Hub Facilities at the Charles Darwin Research Station in Galapagos

Billy Bensted-Smith / CDF

Cold Currents, Big Predators: The Seasonal Pulse of Predatory Fish and Sharks in the northern Galápagos Islands of Darwin and Wolf

In the remote northern islands of Darwin and Wolf, science reveals a dramatic seasonal pulse beneath the waves. A new Charles Darwin Foundation study shows fish biomass triples in the cold season—driven by migrating scalloped hammerhead sharks. Discover how ocean currents shape one of Earth’s richest marine refuges.