Explore firsthand accounts from our researchers, staff, and collaborators in Galapagos ..read more

Read more: Fulfilling sharky dreams My name is Ana Victoria Moya Serrano, I am a Galapagos resident, and my conservation journey began when I was only seven years old when I watched a documentary about whaling. At that moment I decided that I would devote myself to protect the ocean. Many years later I started studying a marine biology degree and by twists and turns of life, I arrived in Galapagos to work for the Charles Darwin Foundation . This opportunity wide-opened the doors for me to be able to carry out my life-goals ..read more

Read more: Starting my scientific career in the Galapagos Islands (GV2050). As a retired restoration biologist, I had done ecological habitat restoration for twenty years in Southern California, then as a volunteer in Portland, Oregon where I now live. I had read about GV2050 when I applied, but I didn’t know much about what I would be doing to contribute. I thought I would be doing field habitat restoration as well as monitoring and planning. Activities familiar to me, but in very different habitats in arid island ecosytems near the Equator! I had visited the Galapagos 14 years ago as a touri ..read more

Read more: Women in science – underrepresented minority? Not at CDF ..read more

Read more: Sarah and the Galapagos Critters: The Terrestrial Invertebrate Collection (ICCDRS) launched a call to recognize young people between 7th grade and 3rd grade who were interested in the study of beetles. sought students from educational institutions in Santa Cruz who were curious about the mysterious world of insects and thus encouraged them to participate in this call. The Collection of Terrestrial Invertebrates (ICCDRS ..read more

Read more: Fulfilling sharky dreams My name is Ana Victoria Moya Serrano, I am a Galapagos resident, and my conservation journey began when I was only seven years old when I watched a documentary about whaling. At that moment I decided that I would devote myself to protect the ocean. Many years later I started studying a marine biology degree and by twists and turns of life, I arrived in Galapagos to work for the Charles Darwin Foundation . This opportunity wide-opened the doors for me to be able to carry out my life-goals ..read more

Read more: Starting my scientific career in the Galapagos Islands (GV2050). As a retired restoration biologist, I had done ecological habitat restoration for twenty years in Southern California, then as a volunteer in Portland, Oregon where I now live. I had read about GV2050 when I applied, but I didn’t know much about what I would be doing to contribute. I thought I would be doing field habitat restoration as well as monitoring and planning. Activities familiar to me, but in very different habitats in arid island ecosytems near the Equator! I had visited the Galapagos 14 years ago as a touri ..read more

Read more: Women in science – underrepresented minority? Not at CDF ..read more

Read more: Sarah and the Galapagos Critters: The Terrestrial Invertebrate Collection (ICCDRS) launched a call to recognize young people between 7th grade and 3rd grade who were interested in the study of beetles. sought students from educational institutions in Santa Cruz who were curious about the mysterious world of insects and thus encouraged them to participate in this call. The Collection of Terrestrial Invertebrates (ICCDRS ..read more