Four larger islands – Santa Cruz, Isabela, San Cristóbal and Floreana – boast towns with shops, restaurants and hotels, making them great jumping-off points for day trips to sights like ...

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.

On the island of Floreana in the Galápagos Islands, 13 species have already become extinct locally. A Floreana mockingbird. Important actions are being taken by environmental charities to look ...

A large-scale restoration project was launched for Floreana Island 2 years ago. The project aimed to remove invasive species – especially rats and feral cats – that had severely impacted the ...

The Galápagos Rail, considered a near-endangered species, has returned to its native Floreana Island after conservationists removed wild cat and rat populations that had driven the population out ...