The Galapagos Rail had not been seen on this island since Charles Darwin's visit to the archipelago in 1835, until now.

"This is a beautiful surprise." Experts in shock after rediscovering rare species nearly 200 years after it went missing: 'Was thought to have been driven to extinction' first appeared on The Cool ...

barren volcanic island in the Galapagos. Even fewer would have the patience to catch, weigh, measure, and identify hundreds of small birds and record their diets of seeds. But for the Grants ...

The Galápagos Islands served as the site of Charles Darwin's famous flora and fauna observations and the inspiration behind his groundbreaking "On the Origin of Species," so it's hardly ...

By Bobby Bascomb The Galápagos rail, a small, black, ground bird, hadn’t been seen on Floreana Island in the Galápagos since ...

The Galápagos Rail has returned after conservationists removed wild cat and rat populations that had driven out the bird ...

The small island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is home to incredible wildlife, uncrowded beaches, and four stunning ...

There has been an ongoing, large-scale restoration project on the island to rid Floreana of invasive species and return the native flora and fauna, the park said, which may have contributed to the ...

and the Galápagos rail was thought to have been driven to extinction on the island by invasive species,” the Galápagos Conservation Trust said. “This small terrestrial bird, endemic to ...