Ecuador's Isla de la Plata has the same "Big 15" species as the Galápagos. Photograph By Thomas Peschak, Nat Geo Image Collection A blue-footed booby welcomes hikers at the trailhead, whistling in ...

Celebrity Cruises’ Galapagos expeditions on Celebrity Flora are now available for booking in 2027. Each seven-night, 10-night, 11-night or 16-night all-inclusive itinerary provides guests an ...

Scientists and conservationists have raised concerns about environmental consequences as the islands are a UNESCO World ...

Since the tortoises' digestion process can take 28 days, the researchers are worried about the effects of the trash.

On Rábida Island in the Galápagos, where red-tinged beaches meet ancient lava formations, Mares’s leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus maresi) is back. Once thought extinct on this island, a genetically ...

Celebrity Cruises’ award-winning Galapagos expeditions on Celebrity Flora are now available for booking in 2027. Each 7-night, 10-night, 11-night or 16-night all-inclusive itinerary offers guests an ...

In the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, a small creature was missing for 190 years until its rediscovery. Irene Wright McClatchy News Nearly two centuries ago on a little archipelago off ...

All four species of Galápagos iguanas are categorized as threatened on the IUCN Red List and require permits for international trade — something the Ecuadorian government doesn’t issue for live ...

A pair of Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises, who are estimated to be around a century old, have become parents for the first time at the Philadelphia Zoo. The arrival of four hatchlings to “Mommy ...

A blue-footed booby welcomes hikers at the trailhead, whistling in hopes that a potential suitor is within the small group. Boots of brown, black, and burnt orange clash with the azure webbed feet ...