The Galapagos Islands are home to many animal species found nowhere else in the world. Situated roughly 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, this archipelago of volcanic islands in the Pacific ...

Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands face threats from illicit industrial fishing, climate change and a drastic drop in tourism dollars, which fund conservation efforts in the park. Oct. 18, 2020 ...

"It’s probably fair to say that most visitors venture out to the Galapagos Islands to see the unique wildlife," writes columnist Gary Griggs. "Being 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, it’s a short ...

Six hundred miles west of Ecuador's coast, the Galapagos Islands are a chain of volcanic islands — some still active — home to some of the world’s richest biodiversity and endemism.

It’s one of the most remote places on Earth, host to unique and abundant wildlife and perhaps offers the best big-game ...

Ecuador’s Attorney General’s office has opened an investigation into the deaths of four giant tortoises in the Galapagos archipelago, amid allegations the endangered animals have been poached ...

The Galapagos Islands, which lie in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ecuador, have some of the most unique wildlife in the world, from giant tortoises to vast colonies of seabirds. Visited by ...

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador — Just south of the Galapagos’ Marchena Island, there’s a dive spot known by locals as the “fish arena.” There, within the choppy, cool waters of the Pacific ...

A new sanctuary now protects the unique marine life around the Galápagos Islands, including the highest abundance of sharks known in the world.. Ecuador’s president, Rafael Correa, announced ...

The last person to spot a Galápagos land iguana on Santiago Island in Ecuador was Charles Darwin in 1835. When an expedition team from California arrived in 1906, the iguanas were nowhere to be ...

An HX expedition cruise to the Galapagos Islands aboard the MS Santa Cruz II is ideal for wildlife enthusiasts, offering guided hikes, snorkeling, kayaking and other excursions. The 9-day trip ...