The main diesel electrical power plan at San Cristobal Island broke down yesterday, due to damage caused by an unplanned outage.  This has led to a reduction in its generating…

The government of Ecuador recognizes that Galapagos is a place like no other.  And for this reason, in 1998, it passed the "Special Law for Galapagos" (SLG), which sets out…

(News release from the Charles Darwin Foundation)   Solid Waste Recycling Stations on Floreana Island 2011-06-29   Last June 8, the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF), the Galápagos-Ecuador Foundation and the…

(adapted from http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/780)   UNESCO's World Heritage Center reported yesterday on the impacts of the Japanese tsunami on Galapagos wildlife.   It stated(text adapted): Eighteen hours after the March 11 tsunami…

(from http://latinamericacurrentevents.com/) July 12th, 2011 According to Dirnea.org the Ecuadorian Coast Guard rescued a yacht, Y/P Albany with 24 tourists aboard, including 4 children, last  week (July 8th), between tow…

( adapted from the original International Galapagos Tour Operators Association news item here ) The special August/September issue of Britain's well-respected Wanderlust Magazine names the Galapagos Islands the number one…

(story adapted from Sea Shepherd Society news item) One of the biggest shark poaching arrests in the history of the Galapagos National Park recently took place. The national park rangers…

The Galapagos National Park Service has decided to close direct access to the giant tortoise pens in the tortoise breeding centre near the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz…

After several cases of methanol poisoning were detected by health officials in the past 2 weeks, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Health has ordered a recall of several different brands of…

September 1, 2011 The sea front at the main town of San Cristobal island, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, was battered by heavy seas over the past three days, reports a local…