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Rashid Cruz/CDF
Floreana Finches "Flight Home": Q&A WITH PROF. SONIA KLEINDORFER

Behind the Floreana Finches "Flight Home": Q&A with biologist Professor Sonia Kleindorfer

Joshua Vela
Restoration of Arid Zones

In Galapagos, 83% of the landmass falls within the arid zone. Restoring plant communities in this zone is challenging and slow, and natural regeneration in severely degraded areas is very limiting. Our scientists work to restore the arid habitat across various islands in the archipelago, notably Baltra Island, which has undergone significant human alteration, and special use sites such as garbage dumps and quarries on inhabited islands.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Jordi Chias
Shark Ecology & Conservation

Sharks have thrived on our planet for over 400 million years. Yet overfishing has drastically reduced global shark populations, with many shark species now threatened with extinction. Our scientific work seeks to inform conservation measures, so sharks are better protected in Galapagos and the Eastern Tropical Pacific.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Tenarea erecta Me.Lemonie
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Mentzelia aspera L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Amphiroa valonioides Yendo
Species Database Amphiroa valonioides Yendo
Salvia occidentalis Sw.
Species Database Salvia occidentalis Sw.