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.

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.

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.

Research funded by GCT is increasing our knowledge of the rare Floreana racer snake.

Despite being known for its gentle giant tortoises, placid penguins, mild-mannered marine iguanas and sleepy sea lions, the Galapagos Islands are also host to some altogether more forbidding species.