With seven expeditions over the past ten months, scientists in the Galápagos Islands have been studying the last surviving population of critically endangered pink iguanas. Made up of an estimated 200 ...

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An adult pink land iguana is pictured on the left, and a juvenile on the right. The reptile’s coloring changes dramatically as it matures. Image: Reuters / Galápagos Conservancy / Gizmodo Cracks bloom ...

Four species of iguanas from the Galápagos Islands have received the highest protection against international commercial ...

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A species of iguana that went extinct nearly 200 years ago on one of the Galápagos Islands appears to be making a comeback, with some help from a team of conservationists. The last person to spot a ...

After over 10 months of searching, researchers at Galápagos National Park have found juvenile pink iguanas, part of an endangered species. Previously, only adult or subadult pink iguanas were found in ...

Just south of Galapagos' Marchena Island is a dive spot known by locals as the "fish arena," where colorful fish, like these rainbow runners, swim in large schools. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) ...