Studying Galapagos giant tortoise health on Alcedo Volcano

By Ainoa Nieto, Researcher and laboratory manager, Charles Darwin Foundation Last July, members of the Galapagos Tortoise Movement Ecology Programme spent…

Plastic Pollution Free Galapagos – From Science to Solutions

In May 2018, in collaboration with the Galapagos Science Center, GCT ran a 'From Science to Solutions' plastic workshop on the…

Galapagos Day 2018 – Conservation Innovations and Breakthoughs

This Galapagos Day, 10 October 2018, we came together to celebrate the conservation innovations and breakthroughs occurring on the Islands. Thanks…

Shark Day 2018

In July, the Galapagos Bullhead Shark Project (GBSP) team ran their annual Shark Day on San Cristobal island. Like all…

Galapagos Whale Shark Project Update 2018

By the Galapagos Whale Shark Project (GWSP) team Scientists from Ecuador, Japan, New Zealand and Switzerland are in the Galapagos…

Visit to Down House, Darwin’s Former Home

Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT) Chair, Dr Mark Collins, and his daughter, Charlie, share their personal highlights from a recent visit…

Felipe Cruz obituary

It is with great sadness that we report that our great friend and colleague, Felipe Cruz, passed away on 9…

My Family and the Galapagos – Q&A with Tam Halls

GCT President Monty Halls spent three months in 2017 living on the Galapagos Islands with his wife Tam and their…

Invasive Species in Galapagos

Guest blog by GCT volunteer- Camilla Oxley An invasive species is any living organism that is not native to an…