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Cecilia Alvear Galapagos Digital was started by Cecilia Alvear a pioneering Latina television journalist and the former President of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Cecilia presently works as a freelance video and multimedia producer. For 25 years, she was Read More

Galápagos National ParkOfficial Ecuadorian Government site for the Galápagos National Park Charles Darwin FoundationTop scientific and environmental organization in Galápagos Galápagos Islands: WikipediaWikipedia entry on Galápagos Islands Huffington Post Piece on GalápagosStory by Cecilia Alvear on whether we’re loving Galápagos to death Living GalápagosMultimedia presentation Read More

Jennifer Koop / University of Utah Female ground finch in the Galápagos Islands Darwin’s Finches in Galápagos face possible extinction within decades, according to a new study published December 18th by the University of Utah.  Mathematical simulations show that while Read More

projectnoah.org Sea Cucumber in Galápagos Marine Reserve west of Isabela Island After considerable debate, representatives of the Galápagos National Park and the fishing industry have agreed to postpone the start of fishing for sea cucumbers until August 10th, according to Read More

Courtesy of Henry Nicholls / The Conservation Business. PLoS Biol 2(9): e310. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0020310 The Galápagos Sea Cucumber, Stichopus fuscus The potential opening of sea cucumber fishing in Galápagos has scientists and conservationists surprised  and concerned after news leaked of a July Read More

Galápagos National Park Lonesome George (file photo) The Ministry of Environment of Ecuador and the Galápagos National Park announced in a press release that they have planned a special remembrance of Lonesome George, the last of the species of giant tortoise Read More

NOAA This year’s El Niño temperature pattern in the Pacific compared to 1997’s. In Galápagos, nobody’s rolling out the welcome mat for the recurring weather phenomenon known as El Niño.  Scientists say that it’s returning this year, bringing potentially strong winds, Read More

Rebecca Ross / Dogs for Conservation “Darwin” checking out a giant African land snail . As Galápagos Digital reported in April, a pair of dogs are working for the Galápagos Biosecurity Agency, helping to protect the fragile ecosystems of Santa Cruz Read More

Galápagos National Park Galápagos National Park rangers deliver tortoises to their new home on Santa Fé Island. At four in the morning of June 27, while most Galapagueños slept, a team of rangers and scientists of the Galápagos National Park Read More

Galapagos groups continue to protest against the newly-ratified “Organic Law of Special Regime for the Province of Galapagos.” According to Jairo Gusqui, one of the protest leaders on Santa Cruz Island, there are meetings every evening to discuss the law Read More