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Ready, Set….Slow! Study Reveals that Galapagos Giant Tortoises Migrate
March 13, 2013
When most people think of terrestrial migratory species they’re likely to conjure up images of caribou covering vast expanses of Arctic tundra or endless throngs of wildebeest and zebras thundering across the…
IGTOA Donates $60,000 to Galapagos Conservation
February 7, 2013
IGTOA and its members are providing close to $60,000 USD in 2013 to four different non-profit organizations working to protect and conserve the Galapagos Islands.
The organizations…
German Iguana Smuggler Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
February 6, 2013
A German citizen who was caught trying to smuggle four iguanas out of the Galapagos Islands has been sentenced to four years in prison, according to the director of the Galapagos National Park…
Sarah Silverman Advocates for Galapagos Solar Development
January 27, 2013
Renowned comedian Sarah Silverman is putting the weight of her considerable name-recognition behind a new campaign on crowd-sourcing site Indiegogo that seeks to raise money for a small solar field in the Galapagos…
A Rat-Free Galapagos?
December 20, 2012
The Galapagos Islands are the setting for an escalating war on rats, and the island of Pinzon is the latest battleground. Rats were introduced to the islands by humans and have become a scourge in the decades since…
Galapagos Tortoise Makes a Comeback
December 18, 2012
In very good news for conservation efforts in the Galapagos, the Daily Mail reported this week that one of the archipelago’s most iconic species had passed a milestone. The Galapagos Tortoise population in the…
Galapagos Coral Reefs Studied by Researchers
November 28, 2012
The coral reefs around the Galapagos Islands may hold important clues about how reefs around the world will react to changing environmental conditions in the coming years and decades. An article posted last week on…
Not-So-Lonesome George May Have Family!
November 25, 2012
A team of researchers from Yale University have given us another reason to be thankful this holiday season. As detailed in Yale News, they have found evidence to suggest that Lonesome…
Park Service to Close South Plaza Island for Rat Eradication Program
November 13, 2012
IGTOA Member CNH Tours reported this week on their blog that the Galapagos National Park Service will close the island of South Plaza to visitors from November 17th to December 17th …
IGTOA Interview: Swen Lorenz, Executive Director of the Charles Darwin Foundation
October 31, 2012
The Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) has been conducting scientific research and providing technical information and assistance to the Galapagos National Park since it was founded in 1959 (the same year the…
