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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Plesiothyreus malonei (Vanatta, 1912)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Dendostrea folium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Compsodrillia gracilis J. H. McLean & Poorman, 1971
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Schizymenia ecuadoreana (W.R. Taylor) I.A. Abbott
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Gregariella coralliophaga (Gmelin, 1791)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Maxwellia angermeyerae (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Cerithiopsis guanacastensis Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Episiphon innumerabile (Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Turbonilla shimeki Dall & Bartsch, 1909
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Triphora oweni F. Baker, 1926
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Glycymeris maculata (Broderip, 1832)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Fossarus lucanus Dall, 1919
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Amaea deroyae DuShane, 1970
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Fossarus purus Carpenter, 1864
Rashid Cruz/CDF
Winged Guardians: Owls and Their Role in Galapagos Conservation

With a heart-shaped face and silent wings, the Galapagos barn owl is a quiet force of balance in the archipelago’s ecosystems. Endemic to the Islands, this elusive predator controls invasive rodent populations, supporting the survival of critically endangered species and ongoing ecological restoration. In the shadows of lava tunnels and forest canopies, it hunts with precision—and reminds us that even the smallest wings can carry the weight of conservation.

Juan Manuel García
Since 1973, Peter and Rosemary Grant Have Shown That Evolution Can Be Seen in Real Time

In 1973, evolutionary scientists Peter Grant and Rosemary Grant began a research project in the Galápagos Islands that would permanently change the modern understanding of evolution.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pelycidion kelseyi (Bartsch, 1911)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Morum tuberculosum (Reeve, 1842)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Conopea galeata (Linnaeus, 1771)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pseudovertagus clava (Gmelin, 1791)