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

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

A true conservation success story: Galapagos land iguanas, extinct on Santiago since the early 20th century, are now breeding on the island.

Dr Luis Ortiz-Catedral, lead scientist on the Galapagos Land Iguana Project, explains the success of reintroducing land iguanas onto Santiago.

Euan Moncrieffe was lucky to volunteer with one of our partners, Luis Ortiz-Catedral, on some of his projects in Galapagos in 2019. Here is the second of two blogs that he wrote for us about his experiences working with snakes, iguanas and more.

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?

There were momentous steps forward in land iguana conservation during 2019 as 2,150 land iguanas were released onto Santiago island by GCT’s project partners.

El Niño events impact all areas of Galapagos in both the terrestrial and marine environments, leading to considerable impacts on the islands species.