QUITO, Ecuador — Conservationists working around the largest volcano on the Galapagos Islands say they have found 30 giant tortoises partially descended from two extinct species, including that of the ...

A rare species of giant tortoise was feared extinct after over 100 years without any sightings on the Galápagos Islands. But now, officials say they've found one. An adult female Fernandina Giant ...

QUITO (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered that a type of giant tortoise present on one of Ecuador's Galapagos Islands is not from the species it was previously thought to be, Galapagos National ...

Get the shell out of here. While working near Isabela Island’s Wolf Volcano, the largest volcano on the Galapagos Islands, a team of 45 park rangers and scientists found 30 hybrid giant tortoises ...

Island life is treating 15 recently released giant tortoises well as they settle back into their home island after decades in a captive breeding program. The tortoises, 12 female and three male, have ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Conservationists ...