Declared extinct for over a century, a lone giant tortoise has resurfaced on a remote volcanic island, raising urgent ...

A giant tortoise species, believed extinct for over 100 years, has been found alive on Fernandina Island in the Galápagos, offering new hope for conservation efforts.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The "tortoise capital of the world," as described by the Endangered Wildlife Trust, has required alternative conservation efforts ...

A species of giant tortoise believed to have been extinct for more than 100 years has been discovered on the Galapagos island of Fernandina, according to Ecuador's government. The last known time a ...

Scientists say a tortoise discovered in 2019 on the Galapagos Islands belongs to a species considered extinct more than 100 years ago. The single female tortoise belongs to the species Chelonoidis ...

Quick Take Surviving 20 U.S. presidencies and 2 global pandemics is the baseline for Gramma’s century-long conservation status. The Espanola giant tortoise population once dwindled to just 15 ...

GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador — Editor's Note: The pictured tortoise above is not the one discovered in the Galapagos. A giant tortoise found in 2019 on the Galapagos island of Fernandina is said to be ...

Four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises have hatched for the first time in the Philadelphia Zoo’s 150-year history. The hatchlings were born to the approximately 100-year-old ...

One of Southwest Florida's most beloved reptiles is finally getting celebrated the way it always deserved to be. Gopher Tortoise Day is April 10, with the goal of raising awareness for the threatened ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sending Galapagos tortoises, including Gramma, to zoos across the United States was part of early efforts to preserve the species ...