By Ana Cristina Alvarado When the sheep were removed, the páramo — high-altitude ecosystems in the Andes — started to heal.

Ecuador’s Isla de la Plata should be a bucket-list destination for wildlife lovers on a budget, offering opportunities to see ...

Their scaly skin resembles volcanic rock, their backs are ridged with a row of spikes, and they have extremely long, curved ...

Joseph explores Quito and the Galapagos, immersing himself in Ecuador's natural and cultural beauty.

ecology How wildlife returned to an Ecuadorian moorland After centuries, the livestock that grazed across the Antisana Ecological Reserve were evicted. The delicate ecosystem is now recovering slowly.

Ecuador’s troubled relationship with oil began in 1964, when Texaco first discovered ‘black gold’ in the Eastern Amazon. That discovery led to some times violent cultural clashes between ...

Ecuador: Chocó-full of weird, wonderful wildlife (such as the olinguito...) This rich region of cloud forest is home to a newly discovered species. Mark Stratton waits for an appearance ...

Wildlife Trafficking A reporter follows the lucrative, illicit and heartrending trade in stolen wild animals deep into Ecuador’s rain forest ...

VIDEO STORY: Often used as jumping-off point for the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador can be overlooked. But with fantastic wildlife, tasty local delicacies and a touch of culture, it really would be a ...

Ecuador is facing pressure to act against thefishermen who are threatening the ecosystems of the Galapagos Islands, the archipelago that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.