The Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) is closely related to the red-tailed hawk.Unlike the prolific red-tailed, the ...

Scientists have found prints and faeces on Fernandina Island which they think indicate that there are more individuals of the species left in the wild. The Director of the Galapagos National Park ...

Located some 1,000 kilometres west of the Ecuadorian coast in the Pacific Ocean, the Galapagos ... 2007 added it to the List of World Heritage in Danger due to invasive species, uncontrolled ...

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 ...

Both geographic isolation and geological substrate (largely new and rocky volcanic terrain, lacking rich soils and complex floral communities) have severely restricted the diversity of animal life.

“It’s unlike any other adventure vacation on Earth,” he says. “The animals have grown up with zero fear of humans. You can be sitting on a beach and a sea lion pup will come up and sniff ...