Introduce students to environmental threats that wildlife on the Islands face. This section explores the problems of human activity and invasive species to Galapagos wildlife.

Ecosystems in Galapagos are strongly influenced by the climate. There is some research to suggest that global climate change could potentially lead to more frequent and even more intense El Niño events which could have serious implications for the Galapagos Islands. Changes in sea temperature and rainfall would affect the biodiversity across the Islands. Climate […]

Captain David Porter was a United States Navy officer who was sent to capture British whaling vessels in Galapagos. He captured three whaling vessels, the Montezuma, the Georgiana and the Policy. Captain Porter is also thought to be responsible for releasing four goats onto Santiago – the descendants of these goats quickly grew to outnumber indigenous species on […]

Between the late 1500s and 1700s many pirates occupied the Islands. The Spanish Empire had conquered large parts of Latin America, also know as the New World. Occupation of the New World was providing Spain with a vast amount of gold, which was sent back to Spain on ships. The rest of Europe, mainly France and Britain, […]

Introduce students to environmental threats that wildlife on the Islands face. This section explores the problems of human activity and invasive species to Galapagos wildlife.