The Galápagos rail (Laterallus spilonota), a small, elusive bird once believed extinct on Floreana Island, has been spotted again for the first time since Charles Darwin’s visit in 1835. This ...

Sherry Kirkvold dropped the card into a whale-oil-barrel post box on Floreana Island in the Galapagos Archipelago on March 15, 1991 By Darron Kloster • Victoria Times Colonist Published May 03, 2024 ...

On the island of Floreana in the Galápagos Islands, 13 species have already become extinct locally. Galápagos Islands.

The project had quick results, and species such as rails and cactus finches began to reappear on nearby Pinzon Island after the invasive species were removed. Now, the rails are back on Floreana.

Backed by a $43million (£35million) pledge from Mr DiCaprio, the initiative focuses on Floreana Island, one of the archipelago’s most ecologically significant regions. Home to 54 threatened ...

It has been 186 years since Charles Darwin collected the samples of the Galapagos Islands species that led to his explanation of how the diversity of life on Earth has evolved and forever changed the ...