The introduced smooth-billed ani

Guest blog by Sophia Cooke The smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani) was introduced to Galapagos in the 1960s. In a new…

Galapagos Whale Shark Project update

The first ultrasound images of wild whale sharks have been captured. Written by GCT volunteer Avani Gupta. There are…

Community Drives Restoration of Floreana Island

Find out how Galapagos Conservation Trust, Island Conservation and other partners are working with the Floreana island community to drive their…

LATA – Sustainable Tourism Workshop

On Tuesday 23 October, we joined LATA at their Sustainable Tourism Workshop to lead a Plastic Footprint session. This dynamic…

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…

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…

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Raising awareness of Galapagos in the UK

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