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Giant Tortoises Vanished From the Galápagos’ Floreana Island More Than 150 Years Ago. Now, Conservationists Have Brought Them Back

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 ...

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 ...

Giant tortoises take first steps on Galápagos island after nearly 200 years

Giant tortoises take first steps on Galápagos island after nearly 200 yearsSource: Ecuadorean Ministry of Environment ...

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 ...

NASA helps return giant tortoises to Galapagos after nearly 150 years

For the first time in nearly 150 years, giant tortoises are back on Galapagos' Floreana Island, guided home by NASA data.
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158 giant tortoises return to Galápagos island of Floreana after 180 years

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 ...

158 giant tortoises reintroduced to Galapagos island after more than a century

Each tortoise underwent an extensive quarantine and was microchipped before its release. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC-LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS' TRAVELERS HELP BRING GIANT TORTOISES BACK TO FLOREANA ISLAND

More than a century after tortoises became locally extinct on Floreana Island, the Floreana Ecological Restoration Project ...

158 giant tortoises reintroduced to a Galapagos island

More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador's famed Galapagos archipelago where they ...
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National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions Donations Support Historic Return of Giant Tortoises to Floreana Island

Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic donations helped fund the return of 158 giant tortoises to Floreana Island, part of ...
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Meet The World’s Oldest Living Land Animal. Hint: He Was Born Before Lightbulbs Existed

Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s most impressive longevity experiments. Giant tortoises are redefining what ...

Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years

The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced ...