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Land iguanas: dragons of Galapagos
Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Eruptions
Date:
2023
Language:
English
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Galapagos sealions and seals
Date:
2023
Language:
English
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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Erpodium domingense (Spreng.) Brid.
El Niño en las islas Galápagos

This landmark volume documents the 1982–1983 El Niño, one of the most severe events in Galapagos history.

Date:
2026
Language:
Bilingual
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Andres Cruz
IMPORTANT NOTICE

Important notice from the Charles Darwin Foundation: Fake Publication Alert

Galapagos Research Vol. 69
Date:
2020
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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Olcella lupina Wheeler & Forrest, 2003
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Asyndetus cavagnaroi Bickel & Sinclair, 1997
Fulfilling sharky dreams
Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout, 1769
Species Database Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout, 1769
Eberhard Curio and Miguel Castro on the Odin, 1963. Photo courtesy: Peter Kramer, CDF.
Studying Darwin’s Finches in 1962/63
Subtidal Ecological Monitoring Program in the Galapagos Marine Reserve
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Lucilia setosa (James, 1966)
Juan Manuel Garcia-CDF
Natural History Collections

The Charles Darwin Research Station is home to the largest Natural History Collections of endemic, native and introduced species of the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. It is also one of the largest in the world with over 135,000 specimens from more than 7,500 species.

3D Expedition to Darwin and Wolf
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Peckia lambens (Wiedemann, 1830)
David Balfour MBE 1937 – 2021 a Galapagos legend
CDF
Control of the avian vampire fly

In a race against time, our scientists are working hard to find ways to control the avian vampire fly (Philornis downsi), an invasive parasitic fly that is affecting the survival of the unique small landbirds of the Galapagos Islands, including the iconic Darwin’s finches.