Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Galápagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of ...

Iguanas have often been spotted rafting around the Caribbean on vegetation and, ages ago, evidently caught a 600-mile ride from Central America to colonize the Galapagos Islands. But for long-distance ...

Galápagos National Park Directorate A species of iguana that went extinct nearly 200 years ago on one of the Galápagos Islands appears to be making a comeback, with some help from a team of ...

Scientists have discovered hatchling and juvenile populations of the Galapagos pink land iguana, an endangered reptile native to a sole island on the Ecuadorean archipelago, for the first time since ...

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If you liked this story, share it with other people. At least 60 wild iguanas have been captured, sold and exported from the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador under permits that shouldn’t have been ...

All four species of Galápagos iguanas are categorized as threatened on the IUCN Red List and require permits for international trade — something the Ecuadorian government doesn’t issue for live ...

The Galápagos land iguana is back on Santiago Island. That's thanks to some help from a team of conservationists. A species of iguana that went extinct nearly 200 years ago on one of the Galápagos ...