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Galapagos giant tortoise in pond
18th Apr 2024
Island restoration Rewilding

Double your donation to rewild Galapagos with the Big Give

We're taking part in the Big Give Green Match Fund campaign, raising money to rewild the Galapagos Islands. For one week only, every donation you make will be doubled, up to an amazing £10,000!
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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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Galapagos giant tortoise eating cactus pad
20th Nov 2023
Island restoration Research

Galapagos giant tortoises: An update from the field

We spoke to Dr Patrick Moldowan, who joined the Galapagos Tortoise Movement Ecology Programme as Principal Investigator earlier this year, about the team’s recent work in the field.
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14th Nov 2023
Wildlife facts

Meet the six Galapagos species you can adopt with GCT

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.
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Plastic waste found in Galapagos giant tortoise faeces
13th Nov 2023
Plastic pollution

New research shows that Galapagos giant tortoises are ingesting plastic waste

A new study published in the journal Environmental Pollution has found that giant tortoises on Santa Cruz island are ingesting items including medical face masks, glass and plastic bags.
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Floreana mockingbird
3rd Oct 2023
Island restoration Rewilding

12 missing species set to return to Floreana

Today is the day when the next phase of the restoration of Floreana island begins, as the project moves into the eradication phase, the largest and most complex eradication ever attempted on an inhabited tropical island.
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Galapagos giant tortoise amongst vegetation
12th Sep 2023
Island restoration Rewilding

Rewilding Galapagos: Giving nature a helping hand

What does rewilding mean in the context of Galapagos, where 97% of the land is already a protected National Park?
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Galapagos giant tortoises on the southern flank of Alcedo volcano
14th Jun 2023
History of Galapagos

The history of the Galapagos giant tortoise

Take a trip back in time to discover the history of the most famous Galapagos species of all, the giant tortoise.
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15th Dec 2022
Island restoration Rewilding

Rewilding Galapagos: The power of ecosystem engineers

Rewilding in Galapagos can repair degraded habitats, thanks to the amazing powers of 'ecosystem engineers' such as giant tortoises and land iguanas.
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3rd Aug 2022
Women in science

Women in Science: PCR in Galapagos Giant Tortoises

Gislayne, a biotechnologist from Galapagos explores the use of PCR in work to assess the health of Endangered giant tortoises.
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Lonesome George on Pinta island
24th Jun 2022
History of Galapagos Wildlife facts

10 year anniversary of the death of Lonesome George

Today marks 10 years since Lonesome George, the world’s last Pinta island giant tortoise, died.
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10th Mar 2022
Education and outreach

Tessa the Tortoise storybook: supporting Galapagos giant tortoise conservation

Enabling the young people of Galapagos to get out into nature and experience the natural world is an important element in Galapagos giant tortoise conservation.
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