Posts Tagged ‘Galapagos’

Punta Suarez, Galapagos

Published February 15th, 2013

Punta Suarez, Galapagos
Kindly contributed by Michael Jackson, author of the indispensable Galapagos, A Natural History. “Among my favorite places in Galapagos is Punta Suarez on Isla Espanola, where at the end of the visitor trail you suddenly find yourself at the top of a cliff with a magnificent view to the south. This is a great place
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Adieu, Lonesome George

Published June 26th, 2012

Adieu, Lonesome George
Sadly, a conservation icon is no more. Keeper and Galapagos Park Warden Fausto Llerena found Lonesome George dead in his corral at the Galapagos Park Headquarters in Puerto Ayora on Sunday morning. Estimated to be 100 years old, Lonesome George seemed to be just fine, apparently on his way across the pen when he died. 
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Biologists in Galapagos

Published August 30th, 2011

Biologists in Galapagos
Recommendations for the scientifically minded visitor to the Galapagos: Michael Jackson’s Galapagos, A Natural History is still the best single reference, not at all insulting to the scientifically literate; Tui de Roy corrals dozens of scientists currently working in Galapagos for her illustrated, authoritative overview Galapagos, Preserving Darwin’s Islands (it is a good single reference
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