This release is one piece of a $15 million restoration project that has been in the works for more than a decade.
Giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago as conservationists release 158 juvenile hybrids to restore the ecosystem.
On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the ...
Subspecies driven to extinction by hungry whalers returns after ‘back breeding’ programme using partial descendants ...
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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 ...
Juvenile tortoises with Floreana ancestry were brought to their native island from the Galápagos National Park’s breeding ...
Ecuador's Galápagos National Park has released 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana Island, marking a significant step in restoring the island's ecosystem after the species' extinction 150 years ...
The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.
Giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island in the Galápagos for the first time in over 180 years.As per BBC, this release is part of the Floreana Ecological Restoraton Project, led by the ...
Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises were removed from Floreana Island in Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago, the ...
Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises were removed from Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galápagos archipelago, the ...
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