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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Zenaida galapagoensis exsul (Rothschild & Hartert, 1899)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Piophila casei (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pachodynerus gaullei Brèthes, 1920
Species Database Pachodynerus gaullei Brèthes, 1920
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Xylosandrus morigerus (Blandford, 1894)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Aspidothelium scutellicarpum Lücking
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Penethais triangularis (Blainville, 1832)
Andres Cruz
Adopt a Galapagos Penguin

Threats such as climate change, introduced species, diseases, pollution, and fishery activity all put the Galapagos penguin at immediate risk of population decline. Your adoption of a Galapagos penguin will help us carry out annual monitoring of this species, in partnership with the Galapagos National Park Directorate.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Cystodytes dellechiajei (Della Valle, 1877)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Limnoria tripunctata Menzies, 1951
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) Dietr.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Myozonaria ascia Sopott-Ehlers & Schmidt, 1974
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Paromalostomum subflavum Sopott-Ehlers & Schmidt, 1974
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Paramyozonaria riegeri Sopott-Ehlers & Schmidt, 1974
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Darcythompsonia fairliensis (Scott T., 1899)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Strongylaspis kraepelini parvula Linsley & Chemsak, 1966
Archive CDF
The Science Behind a Designation

In 1984, six years after becoming a World Heritage Site, Galápagos was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Peter Kramer's 1980 proposal and Köster and Villa's 1983 research built the scientific case, showing that reconciling conservation with sustainable development, economic growth, tourism, urbanization, and immigration required integrating ecological and social criteria.

Galagete pecki pecki Landry, 2002
Species Database Galagete pecki pecki Landry, 2002
Galagete darwini Landry, 2002
Species Database Galagete darwini Landry, 2002
Galagete cinerea (Landry, 2002)
Species Database Galagete cinerea Landry, 2002