Ecuador has launched an investigation into the killing of four Galapagos giant tortoises, which prosecutors fear were hunted and eaten.

The Galapagos Islands are a province of Ecuador. In a statement released by the airport, X-ray machines detected irregularities in a red suitcase that had been said to be carrying souvenirs.

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 ...

An Ecuadorian policeman is arrested after airport officials in the Galápagos Islands discovered 185 baby giant tortoises stuffed in a suitcase to be trafficked.

QUITO, Ecuador – The beloved Galapagos Islands giant tortoise known as Lonesome George will remain a tourist attraction even in death.

QUITO, Ecuador — Scientists in Ecuador’s Galapagos islands are hoping to restore a tortoise species believed extinct since the 1800s.

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 ...

Tortoise thought to be extinct for more than 100 years discovered in Galapagos Islands The female Chelonoidis phantasticus was located on a remote island.

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 ...