• 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 about the challenges facing the Galápagos Islands produced by students from the University of North Carolina
  • What would Darwin think?Trailer of documentary about Galápagos by Jon Bowermaster
  • “Galápagos Now”Documentary by Tortured Monkey that has this to say: ” The ‘last paradise on earth’ is currently endangered by the very things that may actually save it: economic growth and a deluge of human beings.”
  • The 40 top nature photographsGalápagos tortoises make it to the National Geographic best ever nature photos
  • Interview with Carlos Zapata, FUNDARCarlos Zapata from the Galapagos-based non-profit organization, FUNDAR, discusses building a sustainable society and the value of environmental citizenship.
  • My World: What Would Darwin Say?In this entry from Ecuador, Carolina B. Proaño Serrano from one of the world’s most ecologically important sites – the Galapagos Islands makes a plea to respect the endemic species that exist only in this fragile place
  • Galapagos ConservacyGalapagos Conservancy is an advocacy organization in the United States for conservation in the Galapagos Islands.
  • the first Galapagos giant tortoises step foot onto Pinta Island since Lonesome George left in 1972!
  • Reintroducing Galapagos tortoises to Pinta IslandOn May 17th 39 tortoises will set foot on Pinta Island on an effort carried out by the Galapagos National Park to restore the birthplace of Lonesome George
  • NYTimes: Bahia Bustamante: Argentina’s Secret (and Private) Answer to the GalapagosIn Patagonia a privately owned area welcomes only 400 visitors a year, as opposed to the more than 100,000 that visit Galapagos. The owner says that the traffic “is destroying Galapagos and he won’t let it happen in his property”
  • Scientists in Galapagos Islands launch rat-bait drop to save unique speciesScientists in the Galapagos Islands, which inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, have launched a major project to save native species under threat from thousands of invasive rats.
  • Zoning in populated areas of GalapagosZoning System The ultimate purpose of zoning is to avoid or minimize the negative effect of human impact Galapagos ecosystems are subjected to and allow for a rational use of goods and services these ecosystems offer to society.
  • Park Service fights illegal hotel construction in Puerto AyoraGalapagos National Park suspends construction of a building that obtained permit to build a private residence but is in effect a 26-room hotel.
  • ESF Researchers Return to GalapagosA SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) graduate student who spent last summer repopulating the Galapagos Archipelago with giant tortoises will return to the island next week to find out just what those tortoises have been doing since t