Here, giant tortoises roam freely in their natural sanctuary. Nestled in Santa Cruz's tranquil rural area, Rancho el Chato promises a unique experience less than 15 miles from Puerto Ayora along a ...

Xavier Castro Located just east of the center of Puerto Ayora, the Tortoise Route is a breathtaking trail featuring wood boardwalks and stone paths. This trail takes visitors through four exhibit ...

Critically endangered tortoises hatched for the first time in zoo’s 150-year history - The 100-year-old Western Santa Cruz ...

Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz tortoise, recently welcomed four hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she has lived since 1932.

“Mommy arrived at the Zoo in 1932, meaning anyone that has visited the Zoo for the last 92 years has likely seen her,” said ...

Mommy, the estimated 97-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise, became the oldest-known first-time mother of her ...

Planners at Santa Cruz County’s most powerful transportation agency have unveiled a vision for a passenger rail service ...

The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating the birth of four critically endangered Galapagos tortoises, the first hatchlings born in ...

Four 2025 hatchlings of critically-endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo are being hailed ...