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 ...

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 ...

A species of tortoise long believed extinct has been found alive and well on the Galápagos Islands. The reptile, named Fernanda after her Fernandina Island home, is the first of her species identified ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...