Island Conservation
Heath Packard, Director de Marketing y Comunicaciones de Island Conservation, comparte la historia de IC, los beneficios de la remoción de especies invasoras en islas y el futuro de las erradicaciones, en una entrevista con Michael Olson en Ag Update. Transcripción en español: Rosemary: 44 minutos después de las 8 am, es un lunes por […]
National Geographic created an opportunity for scientists and researchers in the Galápagos to share their stories from the field with a “Sciencetelling” Bootcamp. Researchers are often drawn to the Galápagos archipelago, where the abundance of unique species sparks the hope of making exciting scientific discoveries just as Charles Darwin did. National Geographic created a multi-day course, a “Sciencetelling […]
Gloria Salvador, Island Conservation Floreana Project Facilitator, shares with National Geographic how the daily life of a Galápagos resident is a balance between two worlds. Since I was little, I understood that being from the Galápagos was a unique privilege. Famous for its iconic flora and fauna that inspired Charles Darwin to conceive the theory of evolution, this place […]
Paula Castaño, an Island Restoration Specialist for Island Conservation and a trained wildlife veterinarian, shares with National Geographic how she is changing the world of conservation. Why I became a wildlife veterinarian, and how that gave me power to change the world Often as veterinarians, we tend to focus on the immediate impact we can […]
Conservation Biologist Dena Spatz reflects on the Biodiversity Days Conference and the “Half-Earth” project sparked by scientist E.O. Wilson. By: Dena Spatz During the first week of March, 2017, I joined hundreds of people at the “E.O. Wilson Foundation’s Biodiversity Days Conference“. The theme for the event was “Half-Earth”, a call to action to save the […]
Have you ever wondered why the Blue-footed Booby has blue feet? Science has the answers. What’s in a name? The Blue-footed Booby’s name can tell you a lot about the unique birds. The species is known for its striking turquoise-colored feet, and the name Booby is believed to derive from the Spanish word “Bobo” which means “clown” […]
In honor of Women’s History Month, Restoration Specialist Paula Castaño reflects on a woman whose work inspires her to protect wildlife and advance conservation. By: Paula Castaño I have had the privilege of being surrounded by many amazing women in science throughout my career development. Each and every one of them has helped me become what I am […]
Conservation sometimes requires inventive measures—this is the case for the recovery of the Galápagos Tortoise. In the past 200 years, the presence of invasive species on the Galápagos Islands caused native tortoise populations to decline approximately 90 percent. The iconic tortoises have been the focus of conservation efforts for years and, thanks to the work of […]
Learn something new every day! Are you familiar with these five fascinating island lizards? The Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) is listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature as a Vulnerable species. It lives among the rocks of the Galápagos islands. The Marine Iguana is well known for a behavior that is strange even among […]
The California Channel Islands are sometimes compared to the Galápagos Islands. They share biodiversity, beauty, and the problem of invasive species in common. Just off the coast of Southern California lies an archipelago of eight islands that stretch a total of 160 miles from the southernmost San Clemente to the northernmost San Miguel. The Channel Islands […]