Island Conservation
Smithsonian features Island Conservation and partners’ efforts to restore Floreana Island. Genetic testing has proven the existence of remnant populations of Floreana Tortoises on Wolf Island that could one day return to Floreana–if the island is restored. Conservationists are on a mission to bring back the Floreana Tortoise from extinction. Galápagos Giant Tortoises evolved on […]
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 […]