Española is the only island in the world where these critically endangered birds breed. Visiting requires booking a cruise or day trip from San Cristóbal Island, since no airports or ...

A tiny black bird was spotted on a Galápagos island for the first time in nearly 200 years — when Charles Darwin first discovered it. The Galápagos Rail, considered a near-endangered species ...

PARIS— Conservation groups formally requested today that the Galapagos Islands World Heritage site be listed as “in danger” under the World Heritage Convention. The petition, submitted on Charles ...

My great, great, great uncle Edwin was part of an expedition that changed the way we think about the world. And I’m returning to the place he explored nearly 200 years ago, the Galápagos Islands!

The marine reserve covers some 7,990,000ha. In the Galapagos Islands World Heritage status contributes to raising national awareness of the islands' importance for conservation. "In effect it ...