The removal of invasive species like goats and rats has helped some of the Galápagos’ biodiversity recover, but many endemic species are still struggling. Species like the Galápagos giant ...

Conservationists in the Galapagos Islands have found a giant tortoise from a species thought ... Their numbers were also hit by invasive species such as rats, pigs and dogs, which eat their ...

After more than a century, tortoises are once again being born on the Galapagos Islands after ... lizards and snakes - as well as the giant tortoises, given that the rodents regularly feasted on their ...

The Bramble Cay melomys, also known as the Bramble Cay mosaic-tailed rat, is a recently extinct rodent species ... Lonesome George, the last surviving Pinta giant tortoise (Geochelone nigra abingdoni) ...

Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception. With its intelligence and ...

raise endangered giant tortoises in breeding centers to eventually be released into the wild. IGTOA, the International Galapagos Tour Operators Association, is a non-profit organization made up of ...

Belgian biotech Galapagos is mixing things up again via a plan to split in two, separating its innovative medicines and cell therapy businesses, which will result in the loss of around 300 jobs or ...

LA GRANDE — From the rainforests of Ecuador to the shores of the Galápagos Islands, Eastern Oregon University professor Laura Mahrt embarked on hands-on adventure in some of the world’s most ...

Some mistake them for beavers and offer a curious pat, while others flee, convinced they are giant, disease-ridden rats. Recognised by their orange front teeth and rat-like tails, the mammals ...

Furious residents have complained about 'giant rats' in mountains of fly-tipped waste lining Birmingham's streets. Some have been branded it 'stinking makeshift dumps' after city bin workers went on ...