Marine Iguana

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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.

Written by on October 10, 2023

Win a Dream Vacation to the Galapagos and Help Prevent Extinctions

Place your bid, travel the Galapagos Islands, and help save Floreana Island’s threatened species. There is nowhere in the world like the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Here you can walk side-by-side with Blue-footed Boobies, snorkel with Marine Iguanas, and roam nearby Giant Tortoises. Now is your chance to experience one of the most diverse places on […]

Written by on May 30, 2018

Giving Tuesday Special: Why I’m Working to Protect Island Ecosystems

In honor of Giving Tuesday we asked Photography Specialist Will Allen-DuPraw what inspires him to prevent extinctions. Here is his response… Islands are incredible. Some, like Hawai’i, are forged by volcanoes. Others, like Isla Mona, are born from the collision of continental shelves. In some cases, like the Palauan Rock Islands, islands are formed atop […]

Written by on November 27, 2017

Tequila Sunrise? Or Floreana Sunrise?

Island Conservation’s Legal and Administrative Specialist Carolina Torres Trueba shares a powerful experience on Floreana Island and explains why she has great hope for the future of the Galápagos. Timelapse, Floreana at sunrise by Carolina Torres Trueba Imagine yourself, at the break of dawn, sitting at the highest point of one of the most remote […]

Written by on July 7, 2017