On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the beginning of a historic comeback.

On February 20, 158 captive-bred creatures were released onto the island. The return of these young tortoises, ages 8 to 13, marks the beginning of a historic conservation effort, and they are the ...

Rangers have released 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the island's ecosystem. View on euronews ...

For the first time in 180 years, giant tortoises walk again on Floreana Island—in largest restoration effort ever undertaken ...

For the first time in nearly 150 years, giant tortoises are back on Galapagos' Floreana Island, guided home by NASA data.

Conservationists will release 158 juvenile giant tortoises onto Floreana Island, a part of the Galápagos archipelago, as part of a massive effort to rejuvenate the native species of the island ...

SYDNEY -- It has been described as Australia's Galapagos Islands and has long been a refuge for some of the country's most endangered creatures. But devastating wildfires over recent days have undone ...

This was not the Galapagos wildlife encounter I expected, but considering I’d already spotted five of the iconic “Big 15” animals between the airport and the seaport, run-ins with the 9,000 other ...

Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of the most remote islands in the Galapagos. In clear, deep blue water, thousands of creatures — fish, ...

“Please avoid stepping on the marine iguanas,” Ivan, my naturalist guide for the afternoon, quietly whispered to me. I was so busy taking photographs of a family of blue-footed boobies – the mother ...

MIAMI -- A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday. Goliath, a 517-pound (234-kilogram) Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, became a father ...