Charles Darwin Foundation

Type: Organization

Name: Charles Darwin Foundation

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Repelling invaders

The unique wildlife of the Galapagos is under threat. Tom Marshall talked to Ken Collins of the University of Southampton to find out why, and what researchers and conservationists are doing about it.The Galapagos Islands form a giant natural experiment ... [Published Planet Earth Online - May 11 2013]

Entities: University of Southampton, Ken Collins, Reptile, Malaria, Charles Darwin Foundation

First reported Mar 18 2013 - Updated Mar 18 2013 - 1 reports

The Role of Science for Conservation - book review

Mongabay: The Role of Science for Conservation, edited by Matthias Wolff and Mark Gardner, celebrates Charles Darwin’s Bicentennial and 50 years of research by the Charles Darwin Foundation in The Galápagos, Ecuador. Using The Galápagos as a case study, ... [Published Water Conserve: News - Mar 18 2013]

Entities: Charles Darwin Foundation, Mark Gardner, Charles Darwin

First reported Nov 27 2012 - Updated Nov 28 2012 - 1 reports

Max Planck Institute

Galapagos Tortoises Get Around

The Galapagos giant tortoise, the largest living species of tortoise (and in the top 10 reptiles), likes to move around. We know this because scientists with the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and the Charles Darwin Foundation have used GPS technology ... [Published Scientific Blogging - Nov 27 2012]

Entities: Tortoise, Charles Darwin Foundation, Giant Tortoise, Ornithology, Max Planck Institute

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...like sharks can swim to and from the islands, but smaller ones mostly can't and so the few that make it there evolve into new species,' he says. "So there's fantastic diversity under water, just like on land."

Repelling invaders [Published Planet Earth Online - May 11 2013]

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Galapagos Tortoises Get Around [Published Scientific Blogging - Nov 27 2012] The Galapagos giant tortoise, the largest living species of tortoise (and in the top 10 reptiles), likes to move around. We know this because scientists with the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and the Charles Darwin Foundation have used GPS technology ...