Almost 60 years ago a team of passionate scientists brought the Giant Tortoise back from the brink of extinction. Since then, the Charles Darwin Foundation has continued to achieve the largest number of successful impacts in conserving the Galapagos archipelago. The Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands (CDF) is a nonprofit organization and scientific advisor to the Ecuadorian government for the protection of the Islands. 100% of our work is funded exclusively by the generosity of donations.