Marine Monitoring: Expect the Unexpected and Other Experiences from Islands Lost in Time
Read about Nathaniel Hanna Holloway’s experience doing marine monitoring in the Galápagos!
Tag: Galapagos
PRESS RELEASE: Finches Released in the Galapagos Signal Triumph for Floreana Island Restoration Project
Five native finch species were released on Floreana Island, forecasting success for the largest conservation project in the Galapagos!
My Experience on Floreana Island: GIS, Conservation and Community
Island Conservation’s GIS Data Science Specialist shares how her experience on Floreana has been shaped by community.
12 missing species set to return to Floreana, Galápagos
In the project to restore and rewild Floreana, twelve iconic Galápagos species are set to return to their island home!
Tequila Sunrise? Or Floreana Sunrise?
Carolina Torres describes how the project to restore and rewild Floreana Island signals hope for a future where people and nature can thrive together in the Galápagos.
Groundbreaking Ecological Restoration Initiative Begins on Floreana Island, Galápagos
Floreana Island begins restoration initiative with international partners to remove invasive species and protect its community.
The Galapagos’ Charles Darwin Foundation Joins the Island-Ocean Connection Challenge to Implement Community-Based Monitoring and Safeguard Island Ecosystems
Para español, haga clic aquí. The Island-Ocean Connection Challenge (IOCC) is thrilled to announce that the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF), the leading research institution in the Galapagos Islands, has officially become a supporting partner. With a shared commitment to restoring and rewilding islands and oceans, and supporting the communities that depend on them, this collaboration […]
International Day for Biological Diversity 2023: Reflecting on changes in conservation
An interview with Heath Packard, our Chief Philanthropy Officer who just celebrated ten years with Island Conservation! At the heart of Island Conservation’s mission is restoring and protecting the beautiful, valuable biodiversity found on islands and their surrounding oceans. And what a pleasure it is to see that the theme of this year’s International Day […]
Island Conservation’s Paula Castaño featured in Tufts Now
If there ever was an official title for a “Conservation Superstar” it would have to be given to our incredible Native Species Specialist, Paula Castaño. Paula has worked on the Galápagos Islands since 2013 and has been on the forefront of many our most incredible recovery stories including locally extinct birds and geckos reappearing on […]
ABC News: Previously extinct bird, gecko populations from the Galapagos Islands have reappeared
Two species that were previously extinct on the Galapagos Islands have reappeared a decade after an invasive predator population was eradicated