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Alma Suárez/CDF
The comeback

In Santa Cruz highlands, restoring Scalesia forests at Granillo Rojo supports biodiversity recovery, bringing back native plants and birds like the Little Vermilion Flycatcher through sustained, hands-on conservation efforts.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Zosterocarpus abyssicola W.R.Taylor
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Olios galapagoensis Banks, 1902
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Spatoglossum schmittii W.R. Taylor
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Psychoda alternata (Say, 1824)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Galapagos Rail Rediscovered on Floreana

The Galapagos Rail (Laterallus spilonota) has been confirmed on Floreana Island for the first time in 190 years. This follows a 2023 eradication campaign that removed most invasive cats and rats, likely aiding its survival. Researchers will conduct genetic testing to determine if the species recolonized or persisted undetected.

Birds and Flies: A Conservation Challenge
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Desmarestia tropica W.R. Taylor
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Neogoniolithon brassica-florida (Harvey) Setchell & L.R. Mason
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Cenchrus pilosus Kunth
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Conioscinella empheria Wheeler & Forrest, 2003
Rashid Cruz-CDF
Research Data Repository Propuesta Científica DPNG Aves Terrestres 2023
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Cyclosa turbinata (Walckenaer, 1841)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pieza sinclairi Evenhuis, 2002
Scientists investigates tiger sharks' diet in Galapagos
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Circulifer tenellus (Baker, 1896)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Prateus dentatus Van Dyke, 1953
Geranomyia tibialis (Loew, 1851)
Species Database Geranomyia tibialis (Loew, 1851)