CNH Tours Pre-trip Reading Recommendation
If there is one book CNH Tours recommends you read before going to the Galapagos it's SONG OF THE DODO, ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY IN AN AGE OF EXTINCTIONS by David Quammen.…
November 28 is Census Day in Ecuador – be prepared
CNH Tours has learned that Sunday, November 28, will be the national census day in Ecuador. An army of 360,000 students has been trained to go door to door to…
Charles Darwin Research Station Makes Weather Data Available
CNH Tours was born at the Charles Darwin Research Station. We were working (and living!) there when we organized our first "friends" cruise in 2000. The Station has been carrying…
Near extinct mockingbird to be re-introduced
The Charles Darwin Research Station recently announced its efforts to re-introduce the nearly extinct Floreana Mockingbird back to... Floreana island! This very rare bird (about 100 individuals only!) survives only…
High Level Workshop on Sustainable Development
(adapted from a press release emitted by the Galapagos National Park Service - translated from Spanish in part thanks to Google Translator) From 29 November to 3 December, the main…
Hong Kong Diplomat Charged
Galapagos National Park Service files criminal charges for environmental violations (translated from Spanish using Google Translate - and edited by CNH Tours) The event involves a diplomat from Hong Kong…
US Moves to Protect Sharks
(from Morgan Erickson-Davis, MONGABAY.COM) Last week the US Senate passed the Shark Conservation Act, which bolsters the prohibition of shark-finning in US waters and puts the US at the forefront…
Whale shark project launched
Jonathan Green, a long time naturalist guide in Galapagos, and accomplished photographer, has launched the Galapagos Whale Shark Project in cooperation with the Galapagos National Park Service, the University of…
Galapagos trip is Google’s prize for its global kids science fair
(From AFP) WASHINGTON - Google on Tuesday launched its first ever global science fair for young people aged 13 to 18, with the grand prize being a trip to…
Satellite tracking of rare bird begins
(from the Galapagos National Park Service) The Galapagos National Park Service in collaboration with the Charles Darwin Foundation and scientists David Anderson, Sebastian Cruz and Proaño Carolina, recently fixed satellite…
