Sep 26 2019SaveConservation9/26/19Conservation9/26/19Wanna Visit the Galápagos Islands? It Could Soon Cost You a Lot MoreGeorge Dvorsky18SaveOfficials at Galápagos National Park are considering a substantial rate hike for visitors, a move that could make…
Feb 21 2019SaveAnimals2/21/19Animals2/21/19Giant Tortoise Feared Extinct Rediscovered in the Galápagos After 113 YearsGeorge Dvorsky27SaveA species of large tortoise not seen since 1906 has been rediscovered on a remote part of the Galápagos Islands,…
Jan 8 2019SaveConservation1/8/19Conservation1/8/19Iguanas Reintroduced to the Largest Galapagos Island After Nearly 200 Year AbsenceGeorge Dvorsky28SaveIn 1835, Charles Darwin documented the presence of iguanas on Santiago island, the largest in the Galapagos…
Sep 14 2013Save9/14/13 Explore the Galápagos Islands on Google Street ViewLauren Davis4Save Google Maps has taken us into the Grand Canyon, to Japan's abandoned Battleship Island, and under the sea, and now…
Nov 15 2012Save11/15/12The Massive Project to Wipe Out 180 Million Galapagos Island RatsGeorge Dvorsky49Save Back in the 17th century, Norway and black rats were introduced to the Galapagos Islands by whalers and buccaneers.…