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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Fissurella nigra Lesson, 1831
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
CDF teams up with OFC for long-term Galapagos conservation goals.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Volvarina innexa B. Roth, 1978
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Cerithiopsis curtata Bartsch, 1911
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Eumetula eucosmia (Bartsch, 1911)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pseudochama clarionensis Willett, 1938
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Aplysia californica J. G. Cooper, 1863
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Anadara aequatorialis (d'Orbigny, 1846)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Eulimostraca galapagensis Bartsch, 1917
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Chione subimbricata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Epitonium habeli Dall, 1917
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pododesmus foliatus (Broderip, 1834)
Vista de la parte alta de la Isla Santiago, Galápagos, con árboles cubiertas en
4 new species of lichen discovered in Galapagos
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Nassarius nodicinctus (A. Adams, 1852)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Cerithiopsis neglecta (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Volvulella cylindrica (Carpenter, 1864)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905)
Philornis downsi, an invasive fly.
Following the trail of a natural enemy

Scientists in Galápagos are tracing the origin of the invasive avian vampire fly to find a safe, long-term solution. This story follows a decade-long scientific journey into biological control—where patience, precaution, and nature itself may offer new hope for endemic birds on the brink.

Philornis downsi (Dodge & Aitken, 1968)
Species Database Philornis downsi (Dodge & Aitken, 1968)