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Discover the Charles Darwin Foundation, established in 1959 to protect the Galapagos Islands' fragile ecosystem. As the oldest and largest science and conservation organization in the archipelago, our Research Station leads efforts to preserve this unique environment through groundbreaking research and conservation milestones.

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.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Psammocora profundacella Gardiner, 1898
Persea americana Mill.
Species Database Persea americana Mill.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Coronaster marchenus Ziesenhenne, 1942
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk.
Scalesia pedunculata Hook. f.
Species Database Scalesia pedunculata Hook. f.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pilea baurii B.L. Rob.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth.
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
Species Database Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dyplolabia afzelii (Ach.) A. Massal.
Species Database Dyplolabia afzelii (Ach.) A. Massal.
Chelonoidis porteri es la especie más abundante de tortugas gigantes de la Isla Santa Cruz. Posee una población aproximada de alrededor de 6000 a 10000 individuos distribuidos en diversos ecosistemas hacia el sudoste de la isla
Galapagos Giant Tortoises: A journey through their shells
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Colombophiloscia naevigesta Vandel, 1968
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Stenochrus portoricensis Chamberlin, 1922
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Microvelia ashlocki Polhemus, 1968
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Oxidus gracilis (Koch, 1847)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Typhlatya galapagensis Monod & Cals, 1970
Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863)
Species Database Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Stylaster marenzelleri Cairns, 1986