For every nature enthusiast, visiting the best places to see wildlife almost feels like a dream come true. Read on to ...

Located off Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands are perfect for nature lovers to see the islands' iconic flora and fauna up close.

After revelling in my 4-night cruise in the Galapagos Islands with Viva Expeditions, my dreamscape experience aboard La Pinta ...

The Conservation Fund's purchase halted a widely opposed titanium mining proposal near the largest blackwater swamp in North ...

Turtles and tortoises represent some of the last survivors of the world’s long past. These are some of the most ancient living creatures on earth and have remained relatively unchanged ...

A South Florida zoo’s oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father’s Day on Sunday. Goliath, a 234-kg Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami ...

The Galápagos Islands include 13 large islands, though only four have permanent residents: Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal, Isabela, and Floreana. These islands are best known for wildlife found ...

Zoo Miami’s 135-year-old tortoise celebrates first Father’s Day as a new dad 00:35. Zoo Miami's oldest animal, a 517-pound Galapagos tortoise named Goliath, is celebrating an extraordinary ...

For the past 50 years, the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) have been at the heart of a restoration and conservation program involving the rearing and reintroduction of almost 9,500 giant tortoises to ...

Only 11 of the original 15 species of giant tortoises found in the Galápagos have survived, but a breeding program is rewilding the icon of the islands/Jennifer Bain Fifteen species of giant tortoises ...

Among the myriad of species that inhabit these islands, the giant tortoise holds a special place. Revered for its impressive size and enduring presence, the giant tortoise is synonymous with the ...

The islands’ name comes from an old Spanish word ‘galápago’, which refers to the saddle-like shape of the tortoise shells. Originally, there were 14 different giant tortoise species here.