On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the beginning of a historic comeback.
Lindblad Expeditions funding has helped return 158 giant tortoises to their former home on Floreana Island.
The project has been supported for more than a decade by traveler donations to the Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Fund, which represents the longest-running and largest travel brand ...
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic donations helped fund the return of 158 giant tortoises to Floreana Island, part of ...
More than a century after tortoises became locally extinct on Galápagos National Park’s Floreana Island, 158 giant tortoises ...
Four vessels from the National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions fleet met in the Galápagos Islands this week to celebrate the naming of the line’s two newest ships. On Wednesday, National Geographic ...
PUERTO AYORA, Galápagos , July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a deeply symbolic ceremony rooted in community, purpose, and pride, the two newest National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions ships in the ...
On July 10, the newest ships in our Galápagos fleet—National Geographic Gemini and National Geographic Delfina—were officially named in a heartfelt ceremony that was rooted in community, purpose and ...
Lindblad Expeditions senior vice president of hotel operations Ana Esteves and CEO Natalya Leahy, center, were joined by senior officers, including the captains of the National Geographic Gemini and ...
National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions have announced the christening of two ships in the Galápagos fleet—National Geographic Delfina and National Geographic Gemini. Members of the shipboard teams ...
"It's a blue whale, the largest animal on the planet!" the expedition leader cried out, as passengers rushed to the front of the ship to watch for the telltale spout. After an initial pass, the ...
More than a century after tortoises became locally extinct on Floreana Island, the Floreana Ecological Restoration Project ...