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Galapagos land iguana yawning
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Galapagos fur seals
20th Dec 2024
Events News

Celebrating our 2024 successes

With 2025 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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Sofía Green, Alex Hearn, Ever and Alejandra Mendoza
11th Dec 2024
Ocean protection Research

Tracking whale sharks in Peru: New friends and new partners

In the final part of his series on tracking whale sharks in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, Dr Alex Hearn explores the connections between Galapagos whale sharks and the waters off northern Peru.
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5th Dec 2024
Education and outreach Sustainable development

The conservationists changing Galapagos: Three short films by Craghoppers

We spoke to the Head of Marketing at Craghoppers, Charlotte Jackson, and Director, Charlie Pinder, about their experiences creating three profound films about the Galapagos Islands.
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Ultralight aircraft searching for whale sharks in Galapagos
29th Nov 2024
Ocean protection Research

Pirates and plane crashes: Searching for whale sharks in troubled waters

In part four of his series documenting a decade of whale shark research in Galapagos and the Eastern Pacific, Dr Alex Hearn reveals the dangers of working in areas plagued by piracy and drug trafficking.
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Sofia Green tagging a whale shark while free-diving
29th Nov 2024
Ocean protection Women in science

Everything we know about the elusive whale shark: an interview with Sofía Green

There is still a lot we are only just discovering about the mysterious whale shark. Sofía Green, at the Galapagos Whale Shark Project, answers some of your questions about this elusive species.
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Magnificent frigatebird
27th Nov 2024
Wildlife facts

Meet the species that make up our pin badge collection: part 2

Meet ten new Galapagos species we love so much that we've made them into pin badges!
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A Galapagos marine iguana tinged with blue
26th Nov 2024
Climate Research

Investigating the impact of El Niño on marine iguanas: part 2

Ecuadorian PhD student Denisse Dalgo discusses her research studying the ecology of marine iguana diet and the potential impacts of El Niño on the species with the support of the NGO Captain Darwin.
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25th Nov 2024
Climate Research

Investigating the impact of El Niño on marine iguanas: part 1

Ecuadorian PhD student Andrea Varela shares her experience investigating the impact of El Niño on marine iguanas in Galapagos with the support of the NGO Captain Darwin.
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Santa Cruz giant tortoise
21st Nov 2024
Wildlife facts

Meet the species that make up our pin badge collection: part 1

Meet the ten Galapagos species we love so much that we've made them into collectable pin badges!
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A whale shark in Galapagos, which plays an important role in blue carbon capture
19th Nov 2024
Climate Ocean protection

Ocean guardians: The role of whale sharks in carbon capture

The phrase 'blue carbon' has gained popularity recently in conservation and economic discussions. But what is blue carbon, and how is the ocean's largest fish, the whale shark, a part of this system?
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