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August 19, 2016
Welcome to the Discovering Galapagos Connect pages, exciting online resources designed to bring you the latest information about Galapagos. As a registered user, you can receive updates with the latest news, comment on blog posts and interact with others in the Discovering Galapagos community. Don’t forget to Like Us on Facebook and Follow Us on read more
May 3, 2018
The mangrove finch is one of Darwin’s 14 finch species that helped inspire his groundbreaking theory of evolution (teach your class about Darwin’s theory of natural selection). Sadly, it is also the most endangered bird in the Archipelago, with only around 100 individuals remaining in the world. Whilst habitat destruction has played a role in read more
March 14, 2018
This week we’re delighted to celebrate British Science Week (9th-18th March 2018) and where better to dive into the theme of Exploration and Discovery than the Galapagos Islands? Charles Darwin travelled to Galapagos during his voyage on the Beagle 183 years ago. His experience on the Islands inspired him to develop his “theory of evolution”. read more
December 22, 2017
For 40 years the island of Daphne Major has been a key site for evolutionary research. The island’s remote location, low levels of human activity, and small number of predators and competitor species make it the ideal site for evolutionary studies. An incredible recent study by a group of researchers on the island has now read more
