When it comes to eradicating feral animals, islands across the world are a success story. Kangaroo Island is keen to reap the ...

A few hundred miles off the coast of Ecuador is a little string of islands with a big place in the public consciousness. The word “Galapagos” is practically synonymous with “tropical island ...

The invasive amphibians have already multiplied so rapidly that residents can hear them from inside their homes.

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died. Gramma was born ...

Gramma, who died at the zoo on Thursday, was believed to have been born in 1884, when Chester A. Arthur was in the White House. By Victor Mather Tortoises are slow. While most of Earth’s creatures zip ...

Ecuador’s Isla de la Plata should be a bucket-list destination for wildlife lovers on a budget, offering opportunities to see as many as six of the iconic “Big 15” Galápagos species. Ecuador's Isla de ...

Birdwatchers aboard a seabird tour off the coast of Sonoma and Marin counties over the weekend are the first people in U.S. waters to spot a species of albatross that normally lives near the Galapagos ...

Witness the unique wildlife and beautiful views of this archipelago from the sea. Jordan Harvey is one of the world’s leading experts on South American travel. Since founding Knowmad Adventures while ...

The islands that Charles Darwin made famous have become more accessible. Too accessible, say some residents and researchers, who fear nature is imperiled. Tourists photographing a sea lion off the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. At least 60 wild iguanas have been captured, sold and exported from the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador under permits that shouldn’t have been ...