By Shanna Hanbury Wellington’s solitary coral, a species thought to be extinct for more than two decades, was rediscovered in 2024 near Tagus Cove in Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands, according to a recent ...

A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday.

Hiking among iguanas and tortoises, Joseph witnesses an extravaganza of wildlife and captures the tactile experiences and vibrant diversity of Ecuador's natural wonders.

Galapagos Tortoises are among the most iconic animals in the world. Extremely rare, they exist naturally only on the Galapagos Islands, a province of Ecuador. Of the original 15 species of giant ...

Conservationists have successfully released 560 giant tortoises to the Galápagos Islands as part of a scheme to boost the numbers of the animal, which once came close to extinction.

Home World News under the radar How the idyllic Galapagos Islands became staging post in world drug trade Ecuador's crackdown on gang violence forces drug traffickers into Pacific routes to meet ...

Ecuador has launched the largest debt-for-nature conservation swap in the world, marking a milestone in the global efforts to protect nature and the environment.

Ecuador has launched a debt-for-nature deal that will wipe out some $1 billion in interest payments in exchange for boosting its protection of the waters around the Galápagos Islands.

Ecuador’s ‘debt for nature’ swap hopes to protect the archipelago’s unique flora and fauna including many species that can be found nowhere else on Earth.

The News Ecuador announced a record-setting deal on Tuesday designed to reduce its debt burden and free up hundreds of millions of dollars to fund marine conservation around the Galápagos Islands ...

A scientific expedition has discovered a previously unknown coral reef with abundant marine life off Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, the country's environment ministry said on Monday. "A deepwater ...