WWildlife Read More NASA Helps Return Giant Tortoises to Galápagos After 150 YearsFebruary 23, 2026 On February 20, the Galápagos National Park Directorate and conservation partners released 158 giant tortoises on Floreana Island…
WWildlife Read More Tortoises return to Galapagos island after 150-year absenceFebruary 22, 2026 Giant tortoises have returned to the Galapagos island of Floreana for the first time nearly 150 years after…
WWildlife Read More 158 Giant Endangered Tortoises Released on Galápagos Island Where They’d Been Extinct for 180 YearsFebruary 21, 2026 Floreana giant tortoises released – © Galápagos Conservancy For the first time in over 180 years, a giant…
WWildlife Read More California scientists discovered dozens of strange species in 2025January 18, 2026 On a late night in the Philippines, zoologist Terry Gosliner slipped into the waters of a sandy harbor,…
WWildlife Read More Officials announce success as rare bird comes back after it has been extinct for over 200 years: ‘It’s just unbelievable’January 17, 2026 The remarkable comeback of a bird on a remote island last recorded in 1835 has surprised and delighted…
WWildlife Read More ‘One of the most historic comebacks ever’August 21, 2025 For the first time in centuries — and arguably millennia — it’s a good time to be the…
WWildlife Read More A Tiny Gecko Species Once Thought Extinct Just Made a Comeback in the GalápagosJuly 28, 2025 Tiny Leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus maresi) – Photo credit: Island Conservation In a thrilling twist of ecological fate, scientists…