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Species Database Spheniscus mendiculus Sundevall, 1871

Juan Manuel Garcia-CDF

Exhibition Hall

The Charles Darwin Research Station is open Monday-Sunday, from 08:00 to 18:00 (including public holidays). Come visit us in the heart of Galapagos!

Adventures on Fernandina and Isabela Island

Juan Manuel Garcia-CDF

Our campus

Inaugurated in 1964 as a base for scientists conducting their research on Galapagos, the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island welcomes all visitors to discover how our scientific research and conservation actions ensure we safeguard one of the world’s most important natural treasures for future generations.

Pelayo Salinas de León/CDF

Study Highlights High Vulnerability of ETP Sharks, Rays & Chimeras to Climate Change

A recent study published in the prestigious scientific journal Global Change Biology reveals that nearly a quarter of chondrichthyan species (cartilaginous fish including sharks, rays, and chimeras) in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP) are highly vulnerable to climate change.