Photo of the Day: One Cool Customer
The outdoor fish market is one of the first things you’ll see when you disembark from your Galapagos cruise boat in the town of Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz.
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Amazing Nighttime Footage of Wolf Volcano Spewing Lava into Sea (Video)
Yesterday the Galapagos National Park Directorate released this spectacular nighttime footage of Wolf Volcano, which began erupting on May 25th. The volcano, which last erupted 33 years ago, is on the northern tip of Isabela Island, the largest in the archipelago.
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Galapagos Pink Iguanas Dodge Existential Bullet/Rivers of Molten Lava
Conservationists are breathing a collective sigh of relief this week in response to the news that the Galapagos pink land iguana, one of the world’s rarest and most endangered reptiles, seems to have survived the recent violent eruptions of Wolf Volcano on Isabela Island.
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Giant Tortoises Will Soon Be Back on Sante Fe After a 150 Year Absence
2015 has been a good year so far for Galapagos giant tortoises. In January we reported that a team of researchers had discovered 10 baby saddelback tortoises on Pinzon, offering definitive proof that tortoises are being hatched and reared on the island for the first time in over a century.
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Wolf Volcano Erupts for the First Time in 33 Years Sparking Concern for Endangered Pink Iguanas
Wolf Volcano erupted yesterday after 33 years of inactivity, according to a report released by the Galapagos National Park. The volcano, which is located on Isabela Island, is the highest point in the archipelago at 5,600 feet above sea level.
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Meet Super Diego: The Most Interesting Giant Tortoise in the World (Video)
Even in death, Lonesome George is still undoubtedly the world’s most famous Galapagos giant tortoise. As the last living Pinta Island tortoise, his inability to reproduce and save his subspecies made him an international celebrity and a powerful, poignant symbol of the finality and tragedy of extinction.
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Photo of the Day: Surf's Up in the Galapagos
Roberto Plaza, who is Natural Habitat Adventures’ Galapagos Field Manager, shot this photo of a massive wave bearing down on the coastline of Santa Cruz last weekend. The Galapagos National Park reported that a storm south of the archipelago caused the strong waves, which caused considerable damage to townships on San Cristóbal and Isabela Islands.
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Good News for Galapagos Wildlife: Plastic Bags Will Soon Be Banned
Our hats are off to officials in the Galapagos Islands for phasing out the use of plastic shopping bags in an effort to protect wildlife and reduce litter, pollution, and overall waste in the archipelago.
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Everyone Is Safe in Rare Galapagos Passenger Ship Accident
A 16-passenger yacht ran aground near the town of Puerto Ayora on the island of Santa Cruz on Friday, April 24th, according to a press release issued by the Galapagos National Park.
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Meet Darwin: The Galapagos Islands' Very Own Snail Sniffing Super Pooch
There is a new Darwin in the Galapagos Islands. No, he’s not a descendant of the famous 19th century naturalist who made the islands (and himself) famous with his Galapagos-inspired, world-changing theory of evolution by natural selection.
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Galapagos National Park Director Replaced, and He's Not Happy about It
On Friday, April 10th, the Ecuadorian Environment Ministry announced that Dr. Arturo Izurieta had been removed from his duties as director of the Galapagos National Park and named Alejandra Ordoñez as his replacement.
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Study: Galapagos Giant Tortoises Are Feasting on Invasive Plants
Invasive species are often bad news. This is especially true in a place like the Galapagos Islands, where a single introduced species can wreak havoc on sensitive ecosystems and have a devastating impact on endemic flora and fauna, which haven’t evolved to cope or compete with new arrivals.