In fact, the region is home to 45 types of marine birds and 22 land birds you won't see anywhere else (think: Galapagos penguins and Darwin's finches), not to mention other unique species like ...

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.

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 ...