Over 150 captive-bred, juvenile tortoises have been released in coordination with a landmark ecological restoration project ...
On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the ...
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Giant tortoises are returning to this Galápagos island nearly 150 years after they went extinct
Rangers have released 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the island's ecosystem. View on euronews ...
Each tortoise underwent an extensive quarantine and was microchipped before its release. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador's famed Galapagos archipelago where they ...
Decades of Careful Breeding: Scientists used those surviving descendants to start a careful “back-breeding” program. The 158 juveniles released on Feb. 20 carry between 40 percent and 80 percent of ...
Giant tortoises have been reintroduced on Floreana Island in the Galapagos. The tortoises were thought to be extinct on the island since the 1800s, but 20 years ago scientists discovered descendants ...
The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.
For the first time in 180 years, descendants of the extinct Floreana giant tortoise are reclaiming their ancestral homeland.
Giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island in Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago as conservationists release 158 juvenile ...
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