On February 20, 158 captive-bred creatures were released onto the island. The return of these young tortoises, ages 8 to 13, marks the beginning of a historic conservation effort, and they are 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 ...
Giant tortoises have returned to the Galapagos island of Floreana for the first time nearly 150 years after they were driven ...
The tortoises were bred in captivity and later released on the island.
Giant tortoises take first steps on Galápagos island after nearly 200 yearsSource: Ecuadorean Ministry of Environment ...
For the first time in nearly 150 years, giant tortoises are back on Galapagos' Floreana Island, guided home by NASA data.
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 ...
More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador's famed Galapagos archipelago where they ...
Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises were removed from Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galápagos archipelago, the ...
Each tortoise underwent an extensive quarantine and was microchipped before its release. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
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