A secretive creature observed by Darwin has long since been thought extinct, until observers recently spotted a specimen.

The Galápagos Rail has returned after conservationists removed wild cat and rat populations that had driven out the bird ...

and closely linked to the Falkland Islands (*) conceals Charles Darwin's best-kept secret. Two hundred years ago, it was a barren volcanic edifice. Today, its peaks are covered by lush tropical ...

The Galapagos Rail had not been seen on this island since Charles Darwin's visit to the archipelago in 1835, until now.

The year was 1835, and during his groundbreaking five-week visit, Darwin recorded the presence of a small bird on the island of Floreana. It was described and named the Galápagos rail.