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Galapagos land iguana yawning
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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.
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'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'.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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13th Dec 2021
Citizen science Wildlife facts

The mysteries of marine iguanas

How can citizen science help unlock the mysteries of Galapagos marine iguanas and help us conserve this endemic species?
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11th Aug 2021
Plastic pollution Technology

Professionalising the use of drone technology in Galapagos

Professionalising the use of drone technology in Galapagos as a tool to monitor and assess habitats, species populations and threats.
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1st Jan 2021
Wildlife facts

Welcome to the hybrid zone

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?
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1st Dec 2020
Plastic pollution

Investigating plastic pollution threats to marine iguanas

Marine iguanas are an iconic, endemic species in Galapagos, known for their incredible diving ability to feed on marine algae. The species are listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species; however 10 of 11 subspecies are listed as...
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18th Jul 2017
Wildlife facts

Symbiotic relationships in Galapagos

Many of the Galapagos Archipelago's most iconic species rely on each other and form symbiotic relationships.
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11th Nov 2016
News

BBC Documentary: Planet Earth II Ep. 1

The long awaited second series of the ground breaking Planet Earth programme was shown last Sunday 6 November to millions of viewers, and it did not disappoint.
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Marine iguana in Galapagos
9th Sep 2015
News

Man Arrested in Iguana Smuggling Attempt

A Mexican man thought to be linked to an international ring of wildlife traffickers was arrested in Ecuador on Monday 7th September for attempting to smuggle 11 iguanas from the Galapagos Islands.
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