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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.

25th Apr 2024

Wildlife facts

7 surprising facts about the Galapagos penguin

The Galapagos Islands are home to some uniquely adapted animal species, and the Galapagos penguin is arguably the most surprising resident of all.

Galapagos giant tortoise © Nigel Puttick

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.

27th Dec 2019

Research

Reducing the threat of Avian Malaria

Avian malaria is a newly recognised threat to the famous finches, penguins and mockingbirds of Galapagos.

9th Feb 2017

Tourism

My Galapagos Experience

This month’s guest blog was kindly written by Jo Clough, who has been a member of GCT for 19 years.

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6th Oct 2016

Research

What do tortoises, seabirds and whale sharks have in common?

The answer is that GCT funds projects that are working to conserve them! Here are the latest updates from the field.

2nd Feb 2016

Island restoration Ocean protection

The Importance of Mangroves

Today is World Wetlands Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of wetlands across the world, and to highlight how important these natural habitats are for keeping a healthy natural world.

20th Nov 2015

Ocean protection

World Fisheries Day

World Fisheries Day has been celebrated on the 21 November since 1998, coincidentally the same year that the Galapagos Marine Reserve was formally designated.