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Galapagos land iguana yawning
© Jason Lim
Charles Darwin
8th Mar 2024
Education and outreach

A journey through time for British Science Week 2024

This year marks the 30th anniversary of British Science Week. To mark this special anniversary, the theme for 2024 is Time.
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Small ground finch released on Floreana island, February 2024
7th Mar 2024
Island restoration Rewilding

Promising signs on Floreana as five species of finch are released

Five species of Darwin’s finch, which were held safely in captivity during the eradication of invasive species from Floreana, have now been released.
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Tourists coming ashore from Lindblad cruise ship on Bartolome, Galapagos National Park
4th Mar 2024
News Tourism

Galapagos National Park entry fees set to increase from August 2024

The Galapagos National Park Directorate and Ecuador’s Ministry of Tourism announced the increase, the first since 1998, in order to raise more funds for conservation and the local community.
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Diana Pazmiño and the Gills Club (Chicas con Agallas)
26th Feb 2024
Education and outreach Women in science

Gills Club: Empowering young women in Galapagos

Gills Club (Chicas con Agallas) aims to engage more girls in shark science in Galapagos, and is supported by GCT as part of our education and outreach work.
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Isabel Cooper painting during the 1925 Arcturus expedition
23rd Feb 2024
History of Galapagos Women in science

Isabel Cooper: A pioneering woman in Galapagos

Isabel Cooper was one of the first professional women to work in Galapagos, an artist on board the Harrison Williams Expedition to the Archipelago in 1923.
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Urban Family Gardening project, Galapagos
21st Feb 2024
Education and outreach Women in science

One woman’s mission to connect families with gardening and endemic plant conservation

Ashleigh Klingman, founder of Education 4 Nature Galapagos, discusses creating a community gardening project during the pandemic and how connecting people with nature strengthens conservation ethics.
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29th Jan 2024
Island restoration Women in science

An interview with entomologist Karen Vera

Entomologist Karen Vera shares her experience working on the Restoring Floreana project, one of the largest eradication projects ever conducted on an inhabited island.
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16th Jan 2024
Education and outreach Island restoration

Environmental education on Floreana: Supporting island restoration

We are supporting one of the most complex eradication projects ever conducted on an inhabited tropical island. To succeed, this groundbreaking project requires local residents' involvement.
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20th Dec 2023
Events News

Celebrating our 2023 successes

With 2024 right around the corner, we wanted to take a moment to share some of the achievements we’ve accomplished this year with your help!
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'Christmas' marine iguana on Española
8th Dec 2023
Wildlife facts

The Christmas iguana

The marine iguana subspecies on Española island is particularly colourful, flushing red and green during the breeding season, which has given it the nickname the 'Christmas iguana'.
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Spotted eagle ray off Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
5th Dec 2023
Ocean protection Women in science

A week in the life of a female marine researcher

In our latest blog, Andrea Vera invites us to join her on a recent expedition, supported by GCT, to monitor marine species including one of the world's most curious creatures, the hagfish.
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Pelicans in Puerto Ayora © David Pollock
24th Nov 2023
Art and literature

'Galápagos Sketchbook': An interview with David Pollock

British artist David Pollock is supporting GCT by donating the profits from his new book, Galápagos Sketchbook, which is filled with beautiful watercolour illustrations and sketches of the Archipelago’s unique wildlife.
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