"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 ...

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

The Galápagos rail (Laterallus spilonota), a small, elusive bird once believed extinct on Floreana Island, has been spotted again for the first time since Charles Darwin’s visit in 1835. This ...

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

A bird seen by Charles Darwin on his visit to Floreana island in 1835 has been observed in the wild there for the first time ...

More than 1 in 4 species assessed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature are facing extinction, according to a report released today. The group also noted some successes, including ...

That changed recently when researchers monitoring birds on Floreana recorded the rail at three different locations. These new sightings after 190 years are likely the result of efforts to eradicate ...

As we approach World Wildlife Day on March 3, it is important to acknowledge that any species’ survival depends on a suitable ecosystem, one that is interconnected with all the resources needed ...

“Of all the Galápagos Islands, Floreana has been the most altered by human activity, and the Galápagos rail was thought to have been driven to extinction on the island by invasive species,” the ...