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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What makes Ecuador so appealing for tourists to visit? Ecuador is proving attractive for tourists due to its wonderful landscapes, many different traditional cultures, and fabulous diversity that the country offers. Ecuador is one of the premier birding destinations in the world, it has over…
Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene celebrated a gala opening in the new Grace Kelly exhibition, which took place this weekend at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The exhibit opening is to celebrate her work and life as an…
Today, we honor Princess Grace of Monaco (1929-1982), who died on this same day in 1982 in a car accident in France. Grace Kelly Brief History: Grace Patricia Kelly was born on November 12, 1929 in Philadelphia, USA. She was a film actress and the…
Today marks the one year anniversary since they found Lonesome George dead in his corral at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the morning of June 24, 2012. To the scientists and his devoted caretakers, they had hoped Lonesome George would live for decades, and…
On Thursday, March 14, The Galapagos National Park Service (GNPS) moved the body of the giant tortoise 'Lonesome George' from Baltra Island to the coastal port city of Guayaquil in Ecuador. From Guayaquil, the body will be transferred to the American Museum of Natural History…
Scientists consider there are at least 17 species of Galapagos tortoises on the Islands that have similar genes to those of Lonesome George and, according to the Galapagos National Park, they believe that George's death (on June 24, 2012) may not mean it is the…