What does rewilding mean in the context of Galapagos, where 97% of the land is already a protected National Park?

Despite the challenges of the ongoing pandemic, the Mangrove Finch Project team was able to spend six weeks in the field during the 2021 breeding season. Some new techniques provided some valuable results.

Like many projects in Galapagos, the Mangrove Finch Project was interrupted this year by the COVID-19 lockdown. The consequences for the mangrove finch population are predicted to have been poor and may never be known even if the team can return to...

In 2017/18 we continued our support for the Mangrove Finch Project, which is working to conserve the Critically Endangered mangrove finch.

With around 100 individuals remaining in the world, the mangrove finch is the most endangered bird in Galapagos.

On 22 January 2018, we were delighted to be joined by Dr Arturo Izurieta, Executive Director of the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF), to celebrate science in Galapagos.

The island of Isabela is now home to the third group of mangrove finch hatchlings.

15 critically endangered mangrove finch chicks from the 2016 breeding season have successfully fledged after being hand-reared at the CDRS in Galapagos.

The team of experts are working to prevent the most critically endangered of ‘Darwin’s Finches’ from becoming extinct by collecting eggs from wild nests and raising them in captivity.

The Mangrove Finch Project team are returning to the mangrove forests with some very precious cargo. Find out more...

Find out about the heart-warming story of Numero Uno, one very lucky mangrove finch chick!

Thirty mangrove finch eggs transported to the Charles Darwin Research Station for the second season of captive rearing...