After Nearly 200 Years, Giant Tortoises Have Returned to a Galápagos Island After Historic Rewilding Efforts

Over 150 captive-bred, juvenile tortoises have been released in coordination with a landmark ecological restoration project ...

After 175 years, Galápagos giant tortoises return home

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 return to Floreana Island in Galapagos

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 ...

NASA plays huge role bringing extinct giant tortoise back to Galápagos

For the first time in 180 years, descendants of the extinct Floreana giant tortoise are reclaiming their ancestral homeland. But scientists required a cutting-edge tool to identify the ideal location ...
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158 Giant Endangered Tortoises Released on Galápagos Island Where They’d Been Extinct for 180 Years

For the first time in 180 years, giant tortoises walk again on Floreana Island—in largest restoration effort ever undertaken ...
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Giant tortoises return home

For the first time in more than 180 years, giant tortoises are walking on Floreana Island in the Galápagos.
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Airport officials find 185 baby tortoises hidden in a suitcase

Airport authorities in the Galapagos Islands seized 185 newborn tortoises that were found wrapped in plastic in a red suitcase.Officials discovered the tortoise hatchlings on Sunday when they X-rayed ...

Giant tortoises reintroduced to Galapagos Islands in landmark event

Giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the Galapagos Islands after their local extinction more than 100 years ago.