Mangrove Finch and up to 900 Other Tropical Bird Species Face Extinction by 2100
IGTOA,
March 19, 2012
According to a recent Biological Conservation Journal paper, up to 900 tropical bird species could go extinct by 2100 because of warming temperatures around the globe. The critically endangered mangrove…
Sharks in Galapagos Bagged, Tagged and Monitored to Aid in Future Conservation Efforts
IGTOA, March 14, 2012
The Galapagos National Park Service, with support from the Charles Darwin Foundationand the University of California at Davis, recently captured and tagged eleven sharks near Darwin and Wolf Islands.....
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Hails Plan for New Provincial Court in the Galapagos
IGTOA, March 9, 2012
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society(SSCS), a non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization active in the Galapagos Islands, announced earlier this week that Ecuador's national judicial authority's.....
Small Shark Species Discovered
Deep diving scientists near the Galapagos Islands churn up a new shark variety, measuring just over 1 foot long.
By Adam Mann Email Author March 7, 2012 | 1:41 pm | Categories: Animals, Biology
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/03/galapagos-catshark/
Scientists conducting deep-sea dives around the Galapagos Islands have identified a new species of shark. Part of a family known as a catsharks, the new species is about 1.3 feet long, roughly the same size as a typical housecat.....
First Time in the Galápagos: Conservation Issues Get Real
IGTOA, February 4, 2012
Candice Gaukel Andrews
Those of us who travel often find out that there is no better way to prove yourself, to test your most fondly held beliefs, and to discover which issues mean the most to you than by stepping.....
Charles Darwin Foundation and WildAid Beneficiaries of 2012 IGTOA Traveler Funding Program
IGTOA, January 12, 2012
Candice Gaukel Andrews
Two non-profit organizations in the Galapagos Islands learned this month that they will get a financial boost from the International Galapagos Tour Operators Association (IGTOA.....
‘Extinct’ Galapagos Tortoise Alive and Kicking, Researchers Say
IGTOA, January 11, 2012
Matt Kareus
A species of giant Galapagos tortoise thought to have been extinct since the mid-19th century may still be alive and well in the Galapagos, according to a paper published by Yale researchers in this week.....
Fuel Surcharge for Galapagos Flights Goes into Effect on January 1, 2012
IGTOA, December 26, 2011
The Government of Ecuador recently announced that ticket prices for air transport in Ecuador will increase on January 1, 2012 because it is eliminating its 40% subsidy for local aviation fuel. The move is expected to.....
February 2012 Galápagos Regulations: the Real New Rules
IGTOA, December 2, 2011
Candice Gaukel Andrews
The Galápagos Islands continue to call to increasing numbers of visitors — from a few thousand annually in the 1960s to more than 170,000 today. The purpose of the.....
