Galapagos Islands
Giant Tortoise Feared Extinct Reappears After 113 Years
As well as the Fernandina tortoise, another “giant” species thought to be possibly extinct showed up this year—Wallace’s giant bee.
Eating Farm-to-Table in the Galapagos
With only a small percentage of the land of the Galapagos dedicated to agriculture, local food is often expensive and scarce. The restaurant and farm Otoy is the exception, with almost everything served there grown on its grounds.
Inside the Galapagos Islands’ First Organic Coffee Farm
Lava Java wants to create a model of organic farming for the people of Galapagos, an archipelago where it is cheaper to import food than it is to produce it locally.
Watch a Baby Iguana Run for Its Life From a Terrifying Pit of Snakes
The first episode of "Planet Earth II" proves that nature is, indeed, scary.
Watch a Baby Iguana Run for Its Life From a Terrifying Pit of Snakes
The first episode of "Planet Earth II" proves that nature is, indeed, scary.
New Ecuadorian Law Threatens the Galapagos Islands, Say Residents
The islands are a UNESCO Heritage Site and, in the 1830s, helped Charles Darwin to develop his theory of evolution.
VICE News Capsule - Monday, February 2
Six pilgrims dead in Damascus bus bombing, fire kills at least 13 people at Bangladesh factory, Indian police hold self-defense workshops for girls, and oil spill threatens the rare marine species of the Galapagos Islands.