Meet ten new Galapagos species we love so much that we've made them into pin badges!

Meet the ten Galapagos species we love so much that we've made them into collectable pin badges!

The Galapagos Islands are home to some uniquely adapted animal species, and the Galapagos penguin is arguably the most surprising resident of all.

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'.

Visitors to Galapagos are sometimes surprised to discover the relative lack of colourful bird plumage on display, given the Islands’ location on the Equator.

One of the ways we encourage people to support the wildlife of Galapagos is through our species adoptions, which help fund several projects across the Archipelago.

Today marks 10 years since Lonesome George, the world’s last Pinta island giant tortoise, died.

How can citizen science help unlock the mysteries of Galapagos marine iguanas and help us conserve this endemic species?

For most people, the word “vampire” brings to mind Dracula or perhaps slayers such as Blade or Buffy; or maybe even the vampire bats of South America. Few will think of a small and rather lovely bird – the finch.

Since the early 1980s a number of unusual-looking iguanas has been noticed on South Plaza island, an apparent cross between land and marine iguanas. But why are there hybrids of these species?

Globally there are over 400 known shark species, and 32 of these have been recorded as being present in Galapagos.

Many of the Galapagos Archipelago's most iconic species rely on each other and form symbiotic relationships.