Ecuador has launched an investigation into the killing of four Galapagos giant tortoises, which prosecutors fear were hunted and eaten. Remains of the reptiles were found in a national park on ...

The tortoises were discovered by staff at Seymour Airport on the island of Baltra, located in the Pacific Ocean about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador. The Galapagos Islands are a province of ...

According to the Galapagos Conservation Trust, the giant tortoise arrived in Galápagos from mainland South America some 2 to 3 million years ago, diversifying into 14 species on different islands.

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 ...

Conservationists working around the Wolf Volcano on Galapagos Islands say they have discovered 30 giant tortoises that are partially descended from two species that have gone extinct, including ...

Giant tortoises, among other animals on the Galapagos islands, face tougher conditions due to greater numbers of tourists and immigrants. The United Nations said Ecuador should step up efforts to ...

QUITO, Ecuador — Scientists in Ecuador’s Galapagos islands are hoping to restore a tortoise species believed extinct since the 1800s. The Chelonoidis elephantopus lived on Floreana Island and… ...

Quito: Prosecutors in Ecuador on Monday announced an investigation into the alleged hunting and killing of four giant tortoises on the Galapagos Islands, a unique and fragile ecosystem considered ...

Authorities in Ecuador are investigating the deaths of four giant tortoises in the Galápagos Islands, the South American archipelago that is a haven for all kinds of rare wildlife, amid fears ...

Ecuador has launched an investigation into the killing of four Galapagos giant tortoises, which prosecutors fear were hunted and eaten. Remains of the reptiles were found in a national park on ...