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Feed me (Galápagos mockingbird on Santa Cruz island)
5th Mar 2025
Island restoration Wildlife facts

How the Galapagos mockingbird got its name...

Four species of mockingbird can be found in Galapagos, none of which occur anywhere else on Earth.
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Galapagos rail
28th Feb 2025
Island restoration News

Galapagos rail rediscovered on Floreana after 190 years

The Galapagos rail, a secretive bird thought to be extinct on Floreana, has been found on the island for the first time since Charles Darwin observed it in 1835.
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Darwin's finches are released from aviaries on Floreana island
19th Apr 2024
Events Rewilding

Rewilding Floreana Webinar 2024

Our April webinar focused on the restoration of Floreana, with Jeff Dawson of Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust reporting back from his recent trip to the island.
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Floreana giant tortoise
12th Apr 2024
Island restoration Rewilding

The return of the Floreana giant tortoise

The remarkable story of the Floreana giant tortoise, a species that the world thought was lost forever.
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Attaching a GPS tracker to a Galapagos giant tortoise
8th Apr 2024
Research Technology

How technology is changing conservation in Galapagos

From unmanned drones and acoustic sensors to remarkable advances in artificial intelligence, new technologies are playing a key role in the conservation of the Galapagos Islands.
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Blue-footed boobies on rocks (Isabela)
25th Mar 2024
Island restoration Rewilding

Island restoration and the vital role of connector species

A growing body of research is revealing the intimate connections between island and marine ecosystems, and the role of those species that live at the interface between land and ocean.
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Small ground finch released on Floreana island, February 2024
7th Mar 2024
Island restoration Rewilding

Promising signs on Floreana as five species of finch are released

Five species of Darwin’s finch, which were held safely in captivity during the eradication of invasive species from Floreana, have now been released.
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29th Jan 2024
Island restoration Women in science

An interview with entomologist Karen Vera

Entomologist Karen Vera shares her experience working on the Restoring Floreana project, one of the largest eradication projects ever conducted on an inhabited island.
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16th Jan 2024
Education and outreach Island restoration

Environmental education on Floreana: Supporting island restoration

We are supporting one of the most complex eradication projects ever conducted on an inhabited tropical island. To succeed, this groundbreaking project requires local residents' involvement.
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Galapagos Day 2023 speakers
30th Oct 2023
Events Rewilding

Galapagos Day 2023: Rewilding Galapagos

On Thursday 19 October we gathered once more at London’s historic Royal Geographical Society for Galapagos Day, our biggest event of the year.
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