The Floreana species went extinct in the 1800s. However, researchers discovered hybrids with strong Floreana ancestry on Wolf Volcano. A breeding program launched in 2017 has produced over ...
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Conservation teams released 158 giant tortoises at two sites on the Galápagos island of Floreana to help restore the species' population, which disappeared from the island in the mid-1800s ...
Mares’s leaf-toed gecko has been rediscovered on Rábida Island in the Galápagos after being thought extinct for more than a century, with only ancient bones as previous evidence of its existence.
Three women from the University of Exeter are at the forefront of this endeavour, as they work to close the gap between industrial advancements.