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Send a Love Note to the World’s Most Eligible Reptilian Bachelor this Valentine’s Day!
February 9, 2012
Lonesome George, perhaps the Galapagos Islands' most famous resident and a truly one-of-a-kind guy, is looking for love, according to www.lovegeorge.org, a website created by …
Charles Darwin Foundation and WildAid Beneficiaries of 2012 IGTOA Traveler Funding Program
January 12, 2012
Candice Gaukel Andrews
Two non-profit organizations in the Galapagos Islands learned this month that they will get a financial boost from the International Galapagos Tour Operators Association (IGTOA…
Prince Charles to Aid Sustainable Housing Development Project in the Galapagos
October 4, 2011
The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment recently announced that it will work with the community of Puerto Ayora, the largest human settlement in the Galapagos Islands, on the planned “El Mirador” housing…
Galapagos National Park Closes Tourist Access to Tortoise Corals on Santa Cruz
August 6, 2011
Last week the Galapagos National Park Service decided to end the practice of allowing visitors to access two giant tortoise corrals at the Fausto Llerena Giant Tortoise Breeding and Rearing Center on Santa Cruz. The…
In Memoriam: Ornithologist, David Snow
After a short illness, David Snow, a leading ornithologist, one of the founders and the first director of the Charles Darwin Research Station, died on the 4th February aged 84.
David was instrumental in…
Endangered Floreana Mockingbird to Return Home
For the first time in more than 130 years, the critically endangered Floreana mockingbird will again live and breed on the island of Floreana if reintroduction efforts are carried out as planned in 2009. Floreana mockingbirds were…
Pink Land Iguanas Classified as Separate Species in Galapagos
Pink iguanas, first discovered by Galapagos National Park rangers in 1986, are now thought to be a unique species of land iguana following the analysis of genetic tests on the species. The pink - or “rosada” - iguanas also differ from…
