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