Ecuador News » Galapagos News Ecuador » Galapagos » Politics: Galápagos park releases 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the ecosystem
News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gal-pagos-park-releases-158-213738382.html
Published on: Friday 20 February 2026
FLOREANA ISLAND, Ecuador (AP) — Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises were removed from Floreana Island in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago, the species made a comeback Friday, when dozens of ...
News Ecuador » Galapagos » Politics: Countries overwhelmingly support bid to bar Galápagos iguanas from international trade
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/countries-overwhelmingly-support-bid-to-bar-galapagos-iguanas-from-international-trade/
Published on: Tuesday 02 December 2025
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Ecuador, which governs the Galápagos Islands, submitted two separate proposals to list the land iguana species and the marine iguana on CITES ...
News Ecuador » Galapagos » Politics: Abandoned tuna-fishing devices pollute the Galápagos Marine Reserve
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/abandoned-tuna-fishing-devices-pollute-the-galapagos-marine-reserve/
Published on: Sunday 08 February 2026
The tuna industry commonly uses fish aggregating devices (FADs) to efficiently collect large volumes of fish; when these devices are lost or abandoned, they can harm marine wildlife and habitats. In ...