Are tortoises the ‘hippos’ of Galapagos?

As well as being endemic Galapagos giant tortoises are also very important ecosystem engineers that can greatly influence the areas they inhabit. Scientist Diego, explains a day in the life of a tortoise scientist, and whether tortoises the ‘hippos’ of Galapagos?

Most successful breeding season yet for Saving the Little Vermilion Flycatcher project!

Incredibly exciting news came during the COVID-19 lockdown in Galapagos - six little vermilion flycatcher chicks successfully fledged their nests on Santa Cruz as part of our Saving the Little Vermilion Flycatcher project.

Mangrove Finch Project Update

In 2017/18 we continued our support for the Mangrove Finch Project, which is working to conserve the critically endangered mangrove…

Celebrating science with CDF

Last night, Monday 22 January 2018, we were delighted to be joined by Dr Arturo Izurieta, Executive Director of the Charles…

Guest Blog: The incredible story of “Numero Uno”

Find out about the heart-warming story of Numero Uno, one very lucky mangrove finch chick!

World’s most important eggs about to hatch in the Galapagos Islands

Thirty mangrove finch eggs transported to the Charles Darwin Research Station for the second season of captive rearing...

Darwin returns to the Galapagos Islands

Fifty years ago on the Galapagos Islands, the Charles Darwin Research Station was established in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island.…

Alien invasions mean more bad news for the plants of Galapagos…

A recent scientific publication by the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) found that the presence of the invasive plant species Cinchona pubescens (pictured…

Galapagos Conservation Trust

Raising awareness of Galapagos in the UK

Blog: Charles Darwin Foundation