Which island is known as the Island of Giant Tortoises? Read about the Galápagos Islands, wildlife and interesting facts.

Perched about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, the Galápagos Islands are famous for giant tortoises, blue-footed boobies and unusual plant life like Scalesia “daisy trees” and cacti that cling to ...

A fleet of dogs is working to protect the Galápagos Islands from threats that can completely change the ecological makeup of the area. After an initial trial with the dogs in 2017 to protect the ...

The island of Floreana, part of the Galápagos archipelago, is steeped in mystery and lore. From its history as a prison in ...

It’s probably fair to say that most visitors venture out to the Galapagos Islands to see the unique wildlife. Being 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, it’s a short hour and a half flight from ...

Over 150 captive-bred, juvenile tortoises have been released in coordination with a landmark ecological restoration project ...

For the first time in more than 150 years, giant tortoises are returning to the wild on Floreana Island in the Galápagos — ...

I just returned home from an adventure in Ecuador, the highlight was two weeks on a boat exploring the Galápagos Islands. As an earth scientist, there’s always a geologic story wherever I visit, but ...

Wrought in a fire of molten lava, isolated out amidst the thrashing waters of the wild Pacific, and densely populated by weird and wonderful wildlife, Ecuador's Galapagos Islands are almost unique. So ...

The Galapagos is an enchanted place, and it has stayed that way largely because it has been protected. Several islands in the remote volcanic archipelago remain as pristine as they were well before ...