Galapagos Islands: birthplace of Darwin’s evolution theory, first World Natural Heritage Site, rich in unique species and volcanic activity. The year was 1835, and the British Royal Navy’s HMS ...

The Galapagos' most ... four inhabited islands, San Cristóbal was the first reached by Darwin on his 1835 expedition. Yet it has a darker, little-known history. In the 1880s, the town of El ...

The Galápagos Islands are home to lots of different types of plants and animals. Today, tourists visit the islands to see the dramatic landscapes - volcanoes, beautiful coastlines and coral reefs ...

The boats will be treating us to a private tour around the islands, making stops at some of the best points of interest in the Galápagos for nature encounters. From blue- and red-footed boobies to ...

Today, the vessel has been repurposed for environmental patrols of those same waters, helping to hunt down predatory vessels ...

Of the $6.1 million received from donations and through other activities, the Conservancy was able to spend 77% of that on ...

The marine reserve covers some 7,990,000ha. In the Galapagos Islands World Heritage status contributes to raising national awareness of the islands' importance for conservation. "In effect it ...

The Galapagos Islands are a magical archipelago located in the Pacific Ocean, about 600 miles west of the coast of Ecuador.

PARIS— Conservation groups formally requested today that the Galapagos Islands World Heritage site be listed as “in danger” under the World Heritage Convention. The petition, submitted on Charles ...