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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.

Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Database Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758
Microlophus delanonis Baur, 1890
Species Database Microlophus delanonis Baur, 1890
Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863)
Species Database Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863)
Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
Species Database Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
Rubus niveus Thunb.
Species Database Rubus niveus Thunb.
Philornis downsi (Dodge & Aitken, 1968)
Species Database Philornis downsi (Dodge & Aitken, 1968)
Columba livia Gmelin, 1789
Species Database Columba livia Gmelin, 1789
Psidium guajava L.
Species Database Psidium guajava L.
Lantana camara L.
Species Database Lantana camara L.
The Galapagos Biodiversity and Education for Sustainability Fund
Carlos Espinosa-CDF
Conservation of Galapagos Marine birds

Galapagos penguins, flightless cormorants, waved albatross, and flamingos are among the most iconic birds in Galapagos. Yet, these sentinel species are all classified as threatened on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, and face continued risk of population decline.

Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758
Species Database Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Hyperaspis esmeraldas Gordon and González, 2011
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Delphastus sp.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Paraneda pallidula guticollis (Mulsant, 1850)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Tenuisvalvae bromelicola (Sicard, 1925)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Hyperaspis onerata (Mulsant, 1850)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pentilia bernadette Gordon, González, and Hanley, 2019