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Sensation in the Galápagos: A New Darwin’s Finch Species Discovered!

Once again, the Galápagos Islands have proven why they are called a “living laboratory of evolution”: Scientists have discovered that the woodpecker finch of San Cristóbal (Camarhynchus striatipecta) may be a distinct species!

First great white shark sighted near Galápagos

An extraordinary moment for marine research: for the first time, a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) has been confirmed in Ecuadorian waters! Researchers from the Charles Darwin Foundation and the Galápagos National Park documented the sighting about 90 kilometers west of Wolf Island – outside the Galápagos Marine Protection Area.