QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Conservationists working around the largest volcano on the Galapagos Islands say they have found 30 hybrid giant tortoises partially descended from two extinct species, ...

The Accidental Arrival That Changed Everything The islands are volcanic in origin and were never attached to any continent.

Scientists say a tortoise discovered in 2019 on the Galapagos Islands belongs to a species considered extinct more than 100 years ago. The single female tortoise belongs to the species Chelonoidis ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. She moved slowly, as if time were something best savored. Visitors leaned over ...

Weighing more than 500 pounds and with an average life span exceeding a century, the Galápagos giant tortoise — once one of nature’s most enduring animals — is now one of its most endangered. Found ...

Natural scientist and author Robert Rothman takes readers on a reptillian tour of the Galápagos Islands in his new book, A Paradise for Reptiles: Lizards, Snakes, and Giant Tortoises of the Galápagos ...

The California zoo invited fans of the late Galápagos tortoise to enjoy one of her favorite snacks, a "generous, fruit-filled salad," in her honor ...

No one knows exactly when Gramma was born. But if the estimated birth year of 1884 is accurate, Chester Arthur occupied the ...

Conservationists are hoping to strengthen regulations at a wildlife trade conference on birds, reptiles and other animals ...