Galapagos Archives - The Wildlife Society

Project uses locals to catalog Galapagos DNA

August 25, 2021

When researchers wanted to sample the genetic diversity of the Galapagos, they turned to locals who knew the islands well. Ordinary people gathered, prepared and processed tiny DNA samples of plants and animals in an …

Drones drop toxicants to combat invasive rats

February 8, 2019

On two islands in Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago, a conservation group is using drones to drop toxicants meant to eliminate invasive rats that are causing problems for native animals and plants. The Island Conservation project began …