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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Blog | In 1914, a rumor of German warships in Galápagos nearly sparked an international crisis. It was never confirmed, but it changed Ecuador's relationship with its islands. 🗺️ www.darwinfoundation.org/en/news/al…
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#ImpactReport | 🌿 In 2025, we restored native ecosystems across Galápagos, from recovering 𝘖𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢 populations to planting over 3,000 native plants in Baltra. 🌵https://www.darwinfoundation.org/en/resources/annual-report/impact-report-2025/ #GV2050 #Galápagos
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#BlogHistorico | 🌎📜 En 1984, Galápagos fue declarada Reserva de Biosfera por la UNESCO, gracias al caso científico presentado en 1983 por Köster y Villa de la FCD. 🔬🐦 Sigue leyendo: www.darwinfoundation.org/es/noticia…
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#Blog | 🔬🐚 The Marine Organisms Collection at CDRS holds decades of Galápagos marine biodiversity, from handwritten notebooks to its 2014 registration as part of Ecuador's scientific heritage. 📖 www.darwinfoundation.org/en/news/al…
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#ImpactReport | Recovering Galápagos' rarest plants takes long-term science. In 2025 we documented natural regeneration in endangered 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢, and helped 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘻𝘪𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘢 recover from just 6 plants in 2007 to 28 today. darwinfoundation.org/en/resources...
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#Blog | Only 0.1% of the original population of 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 remains. 🌿🌱 For six months, our volunteer Mario Winkler helped restore this endangered endemic tree on Isabela Island. 🔬👇 Read more below!
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#ImpactReport | 🪲 What can 10 years of invertebrate monitoring tell us? Healthy forests are rebuilt from the ground up. Our research documented 11,000+ beetles, 7,365 wasps and micro-wasps, 4,030 true bugs, and 42 spider species supporting ecosystem recovery. www.darwinfoundation.org/en/resources...
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#Blog | For the first time in Galápagos, scientists are using mesocosms to recreate and study freshwater ecosystems under controlled conditions. 💧🔬🐸👇 Read more below!
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#ImpactReport | 🌳 Less than 1% of Galápagos' endemic 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 forests remain. In 2025, we discovered 2,700 previously undocumented trees on Isabela, planted 2,500+ more, and expanded restoration to 25 hectares on Santa Cruz. 🌱 darwinfoundation.org/en/resources...
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#Blog | El Niño 2026 is underway. 🌊🌡️ As Galápagos waters warm, declining marine productivity could affect food availability, reproduction, and survival across the ecosystem. 🐧👇 Read more below!
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#News | The Galápagos Atlas 2026 is here! 🌎📖 The second edition brings together the work of 80+ scientists and collaborators to provide an updated overview of Galápagos biodiversity and conservation challenges. 🔬 Read more below. 👇
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Nature Conservation @natureconservation.pensoft.net · 26/08/2026
👉More insights from Patricia Jaramillo Díaz, a senior researcher at the Charles Darwin Research Station, leading this conservation effort: blog.pensoft.net/2026/08/26/f... #conservation #plant
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From an Herbarium Cabinet to the Lava Fields of Isabela: Restoring One of the Galápagos’ Rarest Plants | Blog
Or how decades of curiosity, teamwork and persistence helped give one of the Galápagos' rarest plants a second chance.
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Nature Conservation @natureconservation.pensoft.net · 26/08/2026
🌋The Galápagos #snapdragon dropped to 6 #plants in 2007. Today: 28, after 30 yrs of nursery propagation & reintroduction by the Charles Darwin Foundation & Galápagos National Park. These #conservation efforts returned the species to the exact site it was first found in 1962: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#Blog | Some of an ecosystem's most important guardians fit in the palm of your hand 🦋 In Floreana, terrestrial invertebrates are a key food source for birds soon to return — studying them helps us know if the habitat is ready. Read the full blog post here: www.darwinfoundation.org/en/news/all-...
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What Terrestrial Invertebrates Can Tell Us - Charles Darwin Foundation
Terrestrial invertebrates help assess ecosystem recovery and food availability, providing information for the reintroduction of extinct species.
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#ImpactReport | 🪰 After more than a decade of research, we're getting closer to a biological control solution for the invasive Avian Vampire Fly. In 2025, we reared nearly 9,000 pupae and completed key safety studies to help protect Galápagos landbirds. darwinfoundation.org/en/resources...
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
#Blog | In Floreana, Galápagos petrels (𝘗𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘨𝘪𝘢 ) nest on Cerro Pajas. In the 1980s, rats, cats, and pigs threatened their survival, the start of a long conservation story. 📖 We invite you to read the full blog post here: www.darwinfoundation.org/en/news/all-...
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Where the Fight to Save the Galápagos Petrel Began - Charles Darwin Foundation
At Cerro Pajas, science and conservation management reduced invasive threats and improved breeding success for the threatened Galápagos petrel.
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
#Blog | Quinta Playa is one of Galápagos' key nesting sites for the vulnerable green sea turtle 🐢 Researchers and park rangers lived there for months, protecting every stage of these hatchlings' lives. 📖 We invite you to read the full blog post here: www.darwinfoundation.org/en/news/all-...
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Galapagos Sea Turtles Unfiltered: Born Beneath The Tide - Charles Darwin Foundation
At Quinta Playa, one of Galápagos’ most important sea turtle nesting sites, every hatchling faces a remarkable journey.
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
#Blog | Thousands of Salasaca men and women helped build modern Galápagos, yet their story is rarely told. 🌎 On this International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, discover their story. 🌿📖 Read our blog here: www.darwinfoundation.org/en/news/all-... #IndigenousPeoplesDay #Galapagos
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The Salasacas - Charles Darwin Foundation
Salasacas de Galápagos recounts the history of an Indigenous community that helped shape the archipelago while preserving its cultural identity.
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
#Blog | Transparency strengthens conservation. 🌿🔬 Our 2025 Accountability Event highlighted how science supports conservation and local communities. 🌊📖 Learn more here: www.darwinfoundation.org/en/news/all-... #Galapagos #Transparency
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
#HistoryBlog | A bold decision in 1932 helped save the Galápagos land iguana. 🦎🌿 Decades of science and restoration later, it became one of the world's leading conservation success stories. 🌎👇 Read more below!
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
#Blog | The seizure of 22,000 dried shark fins in Ecuador is one piece of a much larger puzzle. 🦈📦 It highlights the challenges of shark trade, traceability, and sustainable fisheries. 🌎👇 Read more below!
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
#Blog | Galápagos remains one of the world's greatest living laboratories for understanding evolution. 🐦🌎 Juan Manuel Carrión explains why its birds continue to shape science and conservation. 🔬👇 Read more below!
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
#ImpactReport | 🐧🪶 Long-term monitoring helps us detect emerging threats before they spread. In 2025, we expanded health assessments and population surveys to protect Galapagos' endangered seabirds. www.darwinfoundation.org/en/resources...
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
#Blog | Not all sharks behave the same. 🦈 From schooling hammerheads to migratory whale sharks, every species has its own strategy for surviving in the ocean. 🌎👇 Read more below!
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Coral Art Science Consortium @coralartscience.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Our consortium of scientists and artists invites you to join us in our effort to address the corl reef crisis 🧪🌊🪸🧬🐡🌎🌐🦠https://coralartscience.org/ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Communicating coral: Art and science for global reef action
Coral reefs are experiencing unprecedented rapid decline. Art can act as a beacon to engage audiences, influence policy, and inspire global action.
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
#News | 🌫️🌿A new international research initiative, GArua, will study how climate change may transform the Galápagos cloud forests and affect biodiversity, freshwater resources, and invasive species. 🔬💧🌎👇 Learn more here
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
#Blog | 📜🌿 In 1973, a Master Plan transformed how Galápagos would be protected, introducing science-based conservation, zoning, and long-term planning. 🌎🔬👇 Read the story
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
#News | 🌊 The Deep Ocean Alliance in the Eastern Tropical Pacific will join REV Ocean’s Maiden Voyage Programme to explore some of the world's least understood deep-sea ecosystems. 🔬🗺️🐙 Learn more here! 👇
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
#Blog | 🐙🌊 A tiny blue octopus collected nearly 1,800 meters below the surface of the Galápagos deep sea has been identified as a species new to science: 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴. 💙🔬🌎 👇 Read the story
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
#Blog | 🐢🌊 A green sea turtle can spend decades crossing the Pacific Ocean before returning to the same beach where it was born to lay its eggs. 🌎👇 Learn about what we are doing to protect them here.
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
#Blog | 🌱💙 The Charles Darwin Foundation Leadership Club is helping young people in Galápagos build confidence, leadership skills, and a commitment to conservation. 🌎 Read their story here 👇
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
#News | 🐦 The Santa Cruz population of the Little Vermilion Flycatcher has recorded its best breeding season yet. 🌿 Researchers have documented 56 fledglings in 2026, already surpassing the total recorded in all of 2025. 🐣 Learn more here 👇
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
#News | 🌎🔬 At our 55th General Assembly, we presented our 2025 Impact Report, bringing together scientists, partners, donors, and decision-makers committed to the future of Galápagos. 🌿🐦🌊 Learn more below! 👇
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
#Blog | 🌊🔬 The deep ocean is the largest and least understood part of the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Beneath the surface lie seamounts, deep reefs, hydrothermal vents, and unique ecosystems that help regulate climate and support marine biodiversity. 🦈👇 Learn more here:
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
#News | 🐦🌿 One of the world’s rarest birds just recorded its best breeding season ever in Galápagos. 🌎🐣 Scientists documented 25 Mangrove Finch fledglings in 2026 — more than triple the number recorded last year. Read more below!
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
#News! 🐙 Scientists have discovered a new deep-sea octopus species in the Galápagos: 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴. 🌊 The tiny blue octopus was found nearly 6,000 feet below the surface near Darwin Island during a 2015 expedition. 🔬🪸👇 Discover more about this new species
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
#ImpactStory | 🪲🌿 Scientists recorded 150 endemic insect species in the threatened 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 forest of Galápagos, confirming this tiny forest remnant as a hotspot of unique biodiversity. 🔬🌎 Read more below 👇🏼
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
#News | We signed a new agreement with the Ministry of Environment of Panama to strengthen protections for the Critically Endangered scalloped hammerhead shark. Our research shows they migrate between Galápagos and Panama’s coastal nursery habitats, making international cooperation essential.🦈🌊
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
#ImpactStory | 🐕 Meet Wolf, Kup, and Pinta: three detection dogs trained to help stop illegal wildlife trafficking from Galápagos. These canine units can detect shark fins, sea cucumbers, giant tortoises, and other protected species hidden in luggage and cargo. 🐢🦈 Read more about their impact
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
#Blog | 🌊🦑 Beneath the Eastern Tropical Pacific lies one of Earth’s least explored ecosystems. Since 2023, the Deep Ocean Alliance has completed 15 expeditions to study and protect deep-sea corals, underwater mountains, and migratory corridors. 🪸🌎👇 Read more in our latest blog.
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
#Blog | Galápagos still hides entire worlds we barely know. 🐝🌿🔬 After 12 years of research in the 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 forests of Santa Cruz, scientists documented more than 200 taxa of parasitoid wasps in a single forest fragment. 🌎🪲 Read more below 👇
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
#TBTBlog | 🌿 In 1966, environmental education in Galápagos began with a simple idea: learn from the environment itself. 📚🐦 Education shifted from textbooks to real ecosystems. Understanding biodiversity became the first step to protecting it. 🌱🔬
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
#Blog | 🌍 In 1905, a scientific expedition to Galápagos changed how we understand evolution. 🔬 By documenting species across islands, scientists revealed something key: variation is shaped by isolation. Keep reading to learn more!
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
#Blog | 🪰 To control an invasive fly in Galápagos… scientists are raising thousands of them. 🐦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴𝘪 is a major threat to endemic birds like Darwin’s finches. ⚠️ Learn more below.
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
#News | Scientists discovered that deep-water corals in the Galápagos vanished for over 1,000 years—despite surviving major climate events for tens of thousands of years. 🌊 The collapse was linked to prolonged La Niña conditions.
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
#Blog 🌿 What does evolution look like in real time? 🌎 In Galápagos, 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 plants show how species adapt to different environments—even within a single island. Find out more 👇
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
#Blog 🐦 Breeding season is critical for Galápagos landbirds. From January to April, scientists monitor nests and apply strategies to reduce threats like the invasive 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴𝘪. 🌿 Find out more here. 👇🏼
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
#Blog 🔬 Not all conservation threats are visible. 🐦 A new study reveals viruses circulating in Galápagos landbirds, highlighting the importance of wildlife health monitoring. 🌿 Find out more 👇
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
#Blog | 🔬 Before conservation existed in Galapagos, there was a warning. 🌎⚠️ Scientists began to notice changes in the islands, signals that one of the world’s most unique ecosystems was at risk. 🔬 Find out how it all started 👇
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Charles Darwin Foundation @darwinfoundation.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
#Blog | 🌿 A lost collection. A near disappearance. A return against all odds. 📦 Orchids collected in the 1970s in Galápagos were almost gone forever—until a chain of persistence and coincidence brought them back. 🌸 Find out more below 👇
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