Skip navigation
Go to home page > News > Our blog

Our blog

Galapagos land iguana yawning
© Jason Lim
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.
Read more
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.
Read more
Marine iguana and lava lizard, Fernandina
3rd Sep 2024
Climate

El Niño and La Niña explained

GCT Ambassador, Henry Nicholls, takes a deep dive into the impacts of El Niño on the wildlife of Galapagos and the current work being done to monitor these impacts.
Read more
30th Jul 2024
Citizen science Technology

An interview with marine iguana expert Denisse Dalgo

We spoke with Denisse Dalgo, PhD Candidate at Leipzig University, who collaborates on the Iguanas from Above project, about her work investigating the impact of El Niño on marine iguanas.
Read more
Marine iguana and lava lizard on Fernandina island
23rd May 2024
Citizen science Technology

Iguanas from Above: Drones, citizen science and machine learning

The Iguanas from Above project is using cutting-edge technology to assess the health of marine iguana populations across the Galapagos Archipelago.
Read more
Marine iguana expelling salt from its nostrils
2nd May 2024
Technology Women in science

How can we use technology to save the Galapagos marine iguana?

Andrea Varela of the Iguanas From Above project shares her experience studying the iconic marine iguana using the latest technologies.
Read more
'Christmas' marine iguana on Española
8th Dec 2023
Wildlife facts

The Christmas iguana

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'.
Read more
22nd Nov 2022
Citizen science

Iguanas from Above: Citizen science in action

Find out how marine iguanas have become the subject of one of the most innovative citizen science projects in the Galapagos Islands.
Read more
5th Apr 2022
Citizen science

Project Update: Iguanas From Above

With Citizen Science Month well underway, our volunteer Sam Ross explains how you can get involved with the latest citizen science project running in Galapagos, Iguanas from Above.
Read more
21st Dec 2021
Research Technology

Conservation in the digital age – drones in Galapagos

Technological innovation is changing the way that conservation work is carried out, such as the pioneering use of drones in Galapagos.
Read more

Get the latest news from Galapagos

Join our mailing list to receive our monthly email newsletter, bringing you the latest news on Galapagos and our work to protect the Islands.

This field is hidden when viewing the form
Share This Page