Topic: Galapagos Islands

Galapagos Tortoise May Not Be Gone

A few survivors of a giant Galapagos tortoise species thought to have gone extinct in the 1840s may still exist on a volcanic island in the Pacific ...

Extinct Galapagos turtle may be alive

It may be the ultimate paternity test for a reptile believed lost to history.. . . . US scientists said Monday an iconic tortoise that has been ...

Tourism threat hits Darwin’s islands

IT SEEMS appropriate that staff at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos should share their offices with the local wildlife. These...
Land and marine iguanas and giant tortoises living close to human settlements or tourist sites in the Galapagos islands were more likely to harbor...
Laura Dekker set a steady foot aboard a dock in St. Maarten on Saturday, ending a yearlong voyage aboard a sailboat named "Guppy" that apparently ...
Australis' Patagonia tours has made its way among the list of the National Geographic Traveler's 50 tours of a lifetime. Author Margaret Loftus...

Google Science Fair back for 2nd year

Google, joining forces with CERN, The LEGO Group, National Geographic and Scientific American, has announced the 2012 Google Science Fair , an...
Bienvenidos (and Bem-vindo) to our Top 25 Things to Do in Central & South America!. . Editor's Note: This post is part of the Viator Travel Awards...
Genetic traces of a supposedly extinct giant tortoise species have been found in living hybrids on the Galapagos island of Isabela.. . A few pure...
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