Galápagos Islands

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Advancing Drone Technology to Save Threatened Wildlife

Inside Unmanned Systems highlights advancements in drone technology that are making it possible for Island Conservation and others to increase the scale and pace of restoration and protect wildlife. In recent years, drone technology has rapidly transformed and become more accessible across the board. Equipped with specialized cameras and increased carrying-capacity, drones are being used […]

Written by on January 26, 2021

Lindblad Expeditions and Island Conservation Launch Galapagos Island Relief Fund

Lindblad Expeditions and Island Conservation launch Galapagos Island Relief Fund to help the Galapagos community build toward a brighter, more certain, and sustainable future after COVID-19 devastated the tourism economy. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 17, 2020 Media Contacts: Emily Heber, Island Conservation, emily.heber@islandconservation.org, 831-316-4047Patty Disken-Cahill, Lindblad Expeditions, pattydc@expeditions.com, 917-822-8212 Images available upon request. Lindblad […]

Written by on December 17, 2020

Biodiversity: What is it and Why Does it Matter?

Biodiversity has far-reaching impacts on the vitality of people and the planet but what is it and what impact does it have on islands? What is biological diversity? Biological diversity, or biodiversity, refers to the variety of life on earth–every individual organism, species, and kingdom, from the smallest spec of bacteria to the enormous whales in […]

Written by on May 17, 2018

Scientific American Covers Gene Drive as a Potential Conservation Tool

Scientific American delves into the need for advances in transformative conservation technology and the hope GBIRd may provide for native island species. Floreana Island, like many islands around the world, was once a thriving ecosystem filled with species found nowhere else on Earth. But the introduction of invasive predators has now altered the ecosystem and […]

Written by on November 8, 2017

Galápagos Islands: A Little World Within Itself

Sarah Darwin travels with BBC news to relive her great, great grandfather Charles Darwin’s voyage to the Galápagos. In doing so, she learns about restoration efforts by Island Conservation and partners. When Charles Darwin traveled throughout the Galápagos Islands 182 years ago, he found a wide array of endemic wildlife living on the remote archipelago. Fast forward […]

Written by on September 1, 2017

“¿Tequila Sunrise” o “Floreana Sunrise?”

Carolina Torres Trueba, especialista legal y administrativa de Island Conservation, nos comparte una poderosa experiencia en la isla de Floreana y nos explica por qué tiene grandes esperanzas para el futuro de Galápagos. Timelapse del amanecer de Floreana en el mes de Abril de 2017 durante la filmación de un documental, crédito: Carolina Torres Trueba […]

Written by on July 11, 2017

Floreana: Un Paraíso que Espera ser Restaurado

La remocion de roedores invasores y gatos ferales facilitara el camino para la reintroducción de especies nativas en la isla Floreana. La isla Floreana se encuentra en uno de los lugares más increíbles del mundo: las Islas Galápagos. Floreana es conocida por ser la primera isla del archipiélago en ser colonizada y por tener una […]

Written by on July 6, 2017

Women’s History Month: Sally Esposito & Jen Lape

For Women’s History Month, Sally Esposito, Director of Communications and Marketing for Island Conservation, reflects on a woman whose work and character inspire her. For Women’s History Month, I’m honored to share reflections on a colleague who inspires me—Island Conservation’s Deputy Director Jen Lape. From her origins of researching the ecology of coral reefs in graduate […]

Written by on March 22, 2017