GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

The Houston Zoo supports several initiatives to save wild animals and you can take action too.

As families file into the Houston Zoo to experience the new Galápagos Islands habitat, they’re making a difference for conservation efforts around the globe. Funding that comes in from guests allows the Zoo to support projects that are saving wildlife. Members of our KPRC 2 team traveled with the Houston Zoo to the Galápagos Islands ahead of the opening of the new exhibit and witnessed firsthand what’s being done to save giant tortoises, sea turtles, sea lions, marine iguanas, and penguins.

One of the most magical places on Earth can be experienced at a one-of-a-kind exhibit at the Houston Zoo starting this week. The Galápagos Islands habitat opens to the public on April 7.

When the Houston Zoo opens its new Galápagos Islands habitat in April, it will represent a connection to the Islands that began years ago.

In April of 2023 the “Saving the Galapagos Islands” habitat opens at the Houston Zoo

KPRC 2 Meteorologist Anthony Yanez talks about his trip to the Galapagos Islands with conservationists from The Houston Zoo

We explore the water creatures that will be represented at the Houston Zoo

How a research center is savig the Galápagos Giant Tortoise

The success story on Santa Cruz

Our journey with the Houston Zoo to the Galápagos Islands started early in the morning Friday. 6 a.m. breakfast, 7 a.m. pick up from our hotel in Quito and it was off to the airport, again. We had flown into Quito, Ecuador from Houston the evening before and caught a few hours of sleep before embarking on the final leg of our trip which would take us to Galápagos for our first day on the Islands.

Our journey with the Houston Zoo to the Galápagos Islands started early in the morning Friday. 6 a.m. breakfast, 7 a.m. pick up from our hotel in Quito and it was off to the airport, again. We had flown into Quito, Ecuador from Houston the evening before and caught a few hours of sleep before embarking on the final leg of our trip which would take us to Galápagos for our first day on the Islands.

Supply chain issues have caused a shortage of materials around the world, and the Houston Zoo has been impacted as well.

The tallest mountain in the Galapagos islands is erupting, spewing lava down its flanks and clouds of ash over the Pacific Ocean.

A new report by a Norwegian watchdog group documents Chinese squid vessels using wide nets to illegally catch already overfished tuna as part of a surge in unregulated activity in the Indian Ocean.

In a story published November 2, 2021, about creation of a Pacific marine reserve, The Associated Press misspelled the name of Costa Rica's president.

A new United Nations report finds roughly a sixth of the planet’s land and freshwater area now lies within protected or conservation areas.

The famed Darwin’s Arch in the Galapagos Islands has lost its top, and officials are blaming natural erosion of the stone.