Watch the Video Click here to watch on YouTube When Fray Tomás de Berlanga first landed on the Galapagos Islands in 1535, he ...

While this season may present lower underwater visibility, making it less favorable for sea turtle encounters, it offers a host of other wildlife experiences. Penguins, sea lions, and the island's ...

The water surrounding the western islands of the Galápagos are so cold that some tropical species like the green sea turtle leave the water to warm up on the beach. Meanwhile, hot air ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

People often use the words turtle and tortoise interchangeably, but these reptiles have distinct differences: Turtle shells are typically more flattened and not as deeply domed as tortoise shells, but ...

Today’s petition was submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity, Círculo de Políticas Ambientales, SOS Galapagos, Turtle Island Restoration Network and World Heritage Watch. The organizations ...

On his visit to the islands in 1835, Charles Darwin noticed the slight differences between the same types of animal on each island. This helped him work out how they had adapted to their ...

Even if you're not a turtle-lover, you can still get up-close with the other beachcombers, like marine iguanas and Sally lightfoot crabs. Remember, it's essential to honor the Galapagos National ...