This story appears in the June 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Iconic species such as tortoises, finches, boobies, and marine iguanas could suffer. The famed ecosystems that ...

Ecuador has launched an investigation into the killing of four Galapagos giant tortoises, which prosecutors fear were hunted and eaten. Remains of the reptiles were found in a national park on ...

Lindblad Expeditions, a National Geographic Society partner ... miss out on a hike into the moss-draped highlands, where giant tortoises roam freely. Like most Galápagos animals they’ll ...