The Accidental Arrival That Changed Everything The islands are volcanic in origin and were never attached to any continent.

The Galápagos Islands harbor some of the most unique ecosystems on the planet. Their isolated location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has allowed ...

A large fleet of some 260 Chinese fishing vessels has been spotted in the waters surrounding the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, the country’s navy officials said last week. The Ecuadorian ...

The Galapagos Islands, home to one of the richest marine ecosystems in the world, will enjoy greater environmental protection after Ecuador moved to deliver on a promise from the COP26 climate summit.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joe Sills is a writer and photographer focusing on travel. Migratory sharks are especially vulnerable to commercial fishing fleets ...

A cruise is a great way to witness the famously unique wildlife and beautiful seascapes of this archipelago off the coast of ...

Among sea lions, sharks and volcanic shores, one traveler learns that the Galápagos’ true magic lies in its shared humanity.

Ecuador’s Attorney General’s office has opened an investigation into the deaths of four giant tortoises in the Galapagos archipelago, amid allegations the endangered animals have been poached for ...

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador — Just south of the Galapagos’ Marchena Island, there’s a dive spot known by locals as the “fish arena.” There, within the choppy, cool waters of the Pacific, thousands of ...

Reporting from Quito, Ecuador — Ecuador’s defense minister on Monday defended his country’s decision to allow U.S. anti-drug overflights to land in the environmentally sensitive Galapagos Islands, ...

Biologists uncovered a secret hammerhead shark nursery in the Galapagos. — -- Biologists believe they have uncovered a secret hammerhead shark nursery tucked in the remote archipelago of the ...

Ecuador confirmed on Tuesday that a giant tortoise found in 2019 in the Galapagos Islands is a species considered extinct a century ago. The Galapagos National Park is preparing an expedition to ...