Guest blog by Grayson Rigby, young author of ‘Expedition to the Galapagos Islands’
Hi, my name is Grayson Rigby and I am 11 years old. I am a conservationist and the author of…
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Investigating plastics in Galapagos – macroplastics
Nick and Mollie, two graduate volunteers, are currently undertaking initial research into plastics around the Galapagos Islands with support from,…
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Illegal shark fishing boat crew prosecuted
In mid-August 2017, a Chinese fishing vessel Fu Yuan Leng 999 was intercepted in the Galapagos Marine Reserve by Galapagos…
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Investigating plastics in Galapagos – introduction and microplastics
By volunteer Nick Dunn Nick and Mollie, volunteers from the Galapagos Science Centre, are working closely with GCT by laying the ground…
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Galapagos Day 2017 – Inspiring Conservation
by GCT volunteer Beth Byrne While we can all agree that the Galapagos Islands are one of the most unique,…
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The Perils of Plastic Part 2: Reducing Plastic Waste
Guest blog by GCT volunteer, Beth Byrne Over the past ten years we have produced more plastic than during the…
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The Perils of Plastic Part 1
Guest blog by GCT volunteer, Beth Byrne Human dependency on plastics over the past 70 years has increased catastrophically. Quite…
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La Cumbre Volcano on Fernandina bursts into life after 8 years of lying dormant
On 4 September 2017 local guides sailing near to Fernandina island reported volcanic activity coming from the 4,843 foot high…
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Guest blog – Why I am a lifetime member, by Jackie Hunter
Since I was very young (far too many years ago!) I have been fascinated by Nature. I read voraciously because…
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