Galapagos News, Events & Updates
The Galapagos Islands, an unparalleled destination teeming with unique wildlife and vivid stories of natural selection, have long been a cradle for scientific curiosity. For many, visiting this archipelago is an unforgettable adventure. Yet for one traveler, this journey became the inspiration behind a mission to ignite the same wonder …
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The island of Santa Cruz within the Galápagos Islands has not one but two distinct species of giant tortoise, a new genetic study finds. This is the new Galapagos Giant Tortoise species that was discovered recently. For years, researchers thought that the giant tortoises living…
Have you ever dreamed of going on a celebrity cruise in a ship owned by royalty? An upcoming Hollywood film is adding to the romance and intrigue of that fantasy for many Grace Kelly fans. "Grace of Monaco" is a soon-to-be-released biography film offering a…
Chris Waddell, the most decorated male skier in paralympic history and founder of the nonprofit One Revolution, arrived to Ecuador on January 24th, 2014 with his wife Jean (CEO of Virgin Unite), and honored us with their presence on board the Quasar Evolution for their…
In the past, agriculture in the Galapagos wasn't seen well by the conservation sector due to the fact that it could bring invasive species. Farmers were blamed for the plagues of raspberries and guava that have escaped agricultural areas and choked native plants. Still then,…
Now we have a new member at the Galapagos National Park. We are talking about a false coral snake, possibly a scarlet king snake. Galapagos residents had found this unique species near the highland town of Santa Rosa, while running over it on the road…
Though today the Galapagos Islands remain quiet and sleepy, in 1934 the Galapagos captured the world's attention of an international scandal of sex and murder with a Berlin Doctor and his mistress start a new life on uninhabited Floreana Island. This documentary is a tale,…