Galapagos Islands

Newly Goat-Free, a Galapagos Island Awaits a Finch Renaissance

The Daily Green | Dan Shapley | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green


When Charles Darwin first came upon the Galapagos Islands, he wasn't as impressed with the diversity of bird life he found there as is widely believed...

Tortoise Cams! Ancient Creatures Go High Tech In The Galapagos

AP | Posted 06.15.2009 | Green


QUITO, Ecuador — Scientists in the Galapagos Islands have installed cameras on the shells of giant tortoises in a study that could shed light on...

Richard Gere Tours Galapagos, Offers Support

AP | Posted 04.20.2009 | Entertainment


QUITO, Ecuador — Richard Gere may be adopting a new cause: the preservation of the Galapagos Islands. Galapagos National Park spokeswoman Vanes...

Where Animals Don't Run Away

Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle | Posted 02.13.2009 | Green


Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle

A visit to the Galapagos is something of a pilgrimage for biologists; relative to their tiny area, these islands have contributed a disproportionate amount to our understanding of life on this planet.

90 Year-Old Giant Tortoise Mates

Treehugger | Kimberley D. Mok | Posted 12.13.2008 | Green


Ninety years old and considered one of the world's rarest organisms, the giant tortoise from the Galapagos Islands known as "Lonesome George" stunned...