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 ...

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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine

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 ...
NationofChange

158 giant tortoises return to Galápagos island of Floreana after 180 years

The reintroduction of the tortoise, a keystone "ecosystem engineer," is vital for seed dispersal and habitat regeneration in Galápagos conservation.  Hailed as a historic achievement, the return of ...
New Scientist

Giant tortoises return home

For the first time in more than 180 years, giant tortoises are walking on Floreana Island in the Galápagos.

Floreana giant tortoise reintroduced to Galápagos island after almost 200 years

Subspecies driven to extinction by hungry whalers returns after ‘back breeding’ programme using partial descendants ...
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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 ...