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Species Database Eunotia isabelensis Lange-Bertalot, Bąk & Kociolek
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Frullania caulisequa (Nees) Nees
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Luticola galapagoensis Witkowski, Bąk, Kociolek, Lange-Bertalot & Seddon
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Frullanoides densifolia subsp. grandidentata (Clark) van Slageren
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Frullania peruviana Gottsche
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Rhizopsammia verrilli Van der Horst, 1922
Galapagos
Date:
2023
Language:
English
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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Anguilla marmorata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Eleotris picta Kner, 1863
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Psychoda savaiiensis Edwards, 1928
Alma Suárez / CDF
How conservation began in Galápagos

The conservation of Galápagos began in the 1950s, when scientists first raised concerns about threats to the islands’ unique biodiversity. This period led to the creation of the Charles Darwin Foundation and the Galápagos National Park in 1959.

Landing on the Shark Ecology Project
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
A Homecoming for Floreana

After more than 180 years, giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island—reviving a lineage once thought extinct. Discover how hybrid tortoises were identified, bred, and carefully reintroduced, and why their comeback marks a turning point for island restoration, ecosystem recovery, and one of Galápagos’ most ambitious conservation efforts.

Andrea Coloma
A dance of feathers: actions against avian influenza in Galapagos
Baccharis gnidiifolia Kunth
Species Database Baccharis gnidiifolia Kunth
Bradycellus insularis Reichardt, 1976
Species Database Bradycellus insularis Reichardt, 1976
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Tachys erwini Reichardt, 1976
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Astrangia browni Palmer, 1928
60 years of Science in Galapagos
Galapagos Verde 2050 Continues Contributing to Ecological Restoration of South Plaza